Bleach Shippuden 46 :The Sixth Hokage Danzō, Beginning of the Halcyon Days
(A/N : The beginning of a new arc and the set up to what's to come )
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Naruto
Tuesday September 25,2001 5:00 A.M. Soul Society, Bleachverse
24 hours have passed since the invasion begun. The Soul Society struggles to recover from the heavy losses inflicted to their army. Squad 4 has been taking night shifts and turns healing the many patients within the sick bay. The remaining active Shinigami are trying to recover their energy and are severely exhausted from battle.
Captain Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto struggles to cope with the heavy losses that the Gotei 13 have suffered and tries to think of a way so they can withstand an counterassault from the Shinobi.
Captain Commander's officer
5:00 P.M. Yamamoto is sitting in his office with Unohana , Tessai, Kisuke, Ukitake , Shunsui and Isshin about the Shinobi crisis .
" We face a major issue with manpower in the Soul Society " Yamamoto said to the group.
" To my understanding it seems like the Gotei 13 lost 1/4 it's men in one day , am i right ? " Isshin asked Yamamoto.
" 1,500 troops were killed in a single day in Konoha, troop casualties would of been higher had not for Ichigo and his friends. Your son has aided us very well in battle " Yamamoto answered.
" It seems you regained your powers ? " Ukitake asked.
" I'm still rusty with them, after all it's been 20 years since i lost Shinigmai powers " Isshin answered.
" For those 20 years, we were convinced that you played a role in the Hollowification of the Vizards 100 years ago with Kisuke, Yoruichi and Tessai . We also thought that you were behind the Super Vasto Lorde attack on Karakura Town 20 years ago as well but it seems we were wrong . We were all played for fools by Sōsuke Aizen " Yamamoto explained to Isshin.
" I came so close to killing the bastard myself, i thought i destroyed the Hōgyoku along with Aizen however i was only successful in destroying the former. He had me framed for raising the dead and his attempt to take over the Soul Society. When i heard he was making his move a month ago , i had Kisuke work on a device to restore my powers in case things get hairy and my son couldn't handle him alone " Isshin stated.
" Why do you still keep your origins a secret from your own son ? " Shunsui asked.
" In all honesty, i wasn't aware he even gained Shinigmai powers until the anniversary of Masaki's death. I asked Rukia about this and then i started to put pieces together about the situation. Besides i can't ever hope to face my son knowing that i was powerless at the time, i'll tell him when the time is right and i'll join the battlefront when the time is needed " Isshin replied explaining his situation.
" It seems we have your cooperation for this war front we are going to face ? " Yamamoto questioned.
" I'll be damned if that bastard Aizen gets away with taking out the town i grew to love " Isshin answered.
" We need to call in a draft, that's the only way to get enough troops ! " Tessai stated.
" It would take far too long to get fighters of fine quality and given the capacity of the Shinobi 's skill, it would be of little use " Unohana retorted.
" How about we create combat Gigal fighters ? " Kisuke asked.
" We already attempted that 100 years ago with protect Spearhead, we would not use human bodies for this process again " Yamamoto yelled.
" No you're thinking Mod souls, i mean making Gigal models similar to Captain Kurotsuchi's daughter that was created using a combination of Gigai and Artificial soul technologies to bring her to existence. We can make at least 1,000 models within a months time with cooperation of Squad 12 " Kisuke explained to Yamamoto.
" That doesn't like a half bad idea Kisuke " Yamamoto replied.
" It would take a while for Captain Kurotsuchi to recover from the poison in his body from his enemy " Unohana explained to them.
" By the time the Winter war happens, we should have at least 2,500 droids under the army banner and 1,000 Shinigmai drafted " Kisuke explained to the group.
" And with all that combined force, we can win the war and still be the strongest Gotei 13 within the 7 great Nations within the world " Yamamoto replied.
" We also have the Vizards on board as well ,so the war should be on our edge. We should also try to explore new methods of fighting the Shinobi " Yoruichi explained to the group.
" What do you mean new methods ? " Unohana asked her.
" Maybe finding humans who have spiritual awareness and give them substitute Shinigmai status " Yoruichi answered.
" That's out of the question , i would not permit such a thing . We already have problems in our hands with the Substitute Shinigmai ,we don't need more of him " Yamamoto denied .
" I see , guess that's a bad idea !" Yoruichi replied.
" We'll work on more ideas later, everyone is dismissed for now " Yamamoto said to everyone as everyone leaves the office with Tessai, Yoruichi,Isshin and Kisuke going through their own Senkaimon to the Human World.
" So where are you going now ? " Kisuke asked.
" To my house, Yuzu and Karin are going to wake up an hour from now " Isshin answered.
" Looks like me and Kisuke have a few things to do " Yoruichi said to Isshin.
" What do you mean ? " Isshin asked.
" We need to make sure that Ichigo's life as a human isn't horribly interfered. He's been gone from School for nearly 3 weeks as well as his family. Ichigo was lost as a result of something in our world, we cannot have the living world become aware of that. It'll take some time coming up with a cover story, but we have to fix things so that your son doesn't wind up a stranger in his own home " Kisuke explained to Isshin.
" Thank you, it's best for the sake of Yuzu and Karin they don't remember the lonely nights without Ichigo " Isshin replied as they head back to the world of the living.
At the same time
Underground Root Base
5:00 A.M. Danzō is being treated by one of his top Root medics who has finished working on Danzō's right arm.
" Lord Danzō, i have finished with your arm ! " the medic said to Danzō.
" Thanks, i must say having you here is what makes me happy in these dark times " Danzō said to the man wearing a cat mask.
" Your right arm should slowly recover the right eyes thanks to the serum and instruction manual Lord Orochimaru left behind " the medic said to him.
" I already feel the effects of the serum, that Orochimaru has always have been helpful. Such a shame he's out to destroy Konoha, his scientific research could've been much more beneficial to me "Danzō replied.
" To think Orochimaru had an ace in the hole to counter the effects of Izanagi, he's surely a genius " the medic stated.
" It's only a temporarily solution , it will not work again. The serum Orochimaru gave me only works once by forcibly repairing the eyes in the body which gives me the extended use of Izanagi however it can only be done once. Orochimaru did this on purpose so he can seek me out and he'll create a finalized version of Izanagi, one that never runs out or ever shuts down " Danzō explained to the medic.
" You think someone like Orochimaru would just do something this big to help you ? Mind you he also seeks immortally too " the medic questioned.
" I'm aware of that , i know Orochimaru's motives better than anyone else. Which is why i have a deal planned for him " Danzō answered.
" What is this deal ? " the medic asked.
" The deal is to promise Orochimaru the tile Hokage and give him the body of Tsunade in exchange for Izanagi " Danzō replied.
" You can't be serious , can you ? " the medic questioned
" Of course not, like i'll ever let a terrorist have a seat of power. It's basically a lie , my real plans is to retrieve Izanagi's completed power and then once that is done, i'll kill Orochimaru and Sasuke myself " Danzō answered.
" What about your deal with Itachi ? " the medic asked.
" It's officially off, there's a strong connection between the Shinigmai and Akatsuki. Once i bring down Orochimaru and Sasuke, i would then take out the Akatsuki by forcing all of Orochimaru's Sound Ninjas to join Konoha's ranks and risk death " Danzō stated.
" Why not keep Sasuke alive ? " the medic asked.
" Because he's a threat much like his brother Itachi, besides killing two traitors would definitely earn me favorably to the many critics and skeptics i have against me in the village . Soon my dream of being the first ever supreme Kage of all 5 nations, not even the might of 5 Kages could stop me as i lead a new era of peace " Danzō explains to his medic.
" What about Tsunade ? If she wakes up, then she'll take power again " the medic questioned.
" Don't worry, i'll make a deal with Orochimaru to dispose of her in a fake invasion attempt after getting Izanagi,after Orochimaru kills Tsunade, i'll kill Orochimaru and force all of his Otogakure Ninjas to surrender to me " Danzō explained to his medic.
" It seems Root is finally getting some spotlight !" the medic stated.
" Indeed Captain Hotaru, you're especially to thank given your contribution to the medical division " Danzō said to the young man who takes off his mask revealing to have purple hair and a young face.
The man takes off his robe to reveal he's wearing a black sleeveless shirt with black pants and has a fairly muscular build . He has purple spiky hair similar to Kakashi with slanted eyes like Yamato and the facial structure of Kabuto but with tan skin.
" What else do you expect from the son of the Medical division Captain ? I have the same level of skill of healing as Orochimaru's assistant " Hotaru replied.
" Fū and Torune were always able you in strength however you always had the edge in a prolonged fight " Danzō said to his colleague.
" Such a shame those two died , they were you top bodyguards " Hotaru answered back.
" You have served Root since you were 13 years old. In the 7 years you been here, there wasn't a single person more helpful than you. It was because of your healing abilities, you were able to keep most of the members alive " Danzō said to Hotaru praising his elite member.
" Sadly though not even my healing abilities can repair Sai's left arm. No matter what i attempt to do, nothing works on him " Hotaru stated.
" Guess even you have your limits as a healer , no worries then. Sai's an excellent soldier and the future of Root, at such a young age, he's almost on the level of a Jōunin. One day he might even surpass his older brother " Danzō replied.
" That serum Orochimaru gave you would regenerate every Sharingan eye in your body but it would take 24 hours to reactivate each of them. In other words, you should be fully recovered of your power in 11 days " Hotaru said to Danzō.
" 11 days, that's more than enough time. We should have contact with Orochimaru then, also given how powerful Orochimaru is, i'll be needing every last eye i have " Danzō replied.
Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho
5:30 A.M. Unohana and Isane come to pick up Orihime and Ichigo.
" Why aren't we waking them up ? " Isane asked.
" It's best we have them stay asleep so when we put them back in the world of the living , it would seem to their friends and family that they were asleep in their bed " Unohana answered.
" So what's the cover up story you wrote ? " Isane asked her Captain.
" Ichigo Kurosaki was hit by a truck on September 8,2001 at 7:55 A.M. heading 2 blocks south to Karakura High School with the truck siding off into the sidewalk moving at 40 MPH . He suffered severe life threatening injuries from the accident. He suffered a broken neck, fractured skull, broken arms and severely fractured legs. He was left in the hospital for that time until his body recovers and is now 70% healed up " Unohana explained to Isane.
" That's a good cover up ! " Isane replied.
" Yep , all we have to do is have him monitored by his fellow Shinigmai " Unohana stated.
" So who would be overwatching Ichigo ? " Isane asked.
" The previous team assembled. Team Hitsugaya with Hitsugaya being the leader and the others being Rangiku, Rukia, Renji, Ikkaku and Yumichika. They're all going to keep guard of Ichigo in case things get bad or the Shinobi come after him " Unohana explained to the white-haired Vice Captain.
" I see ! " Isane replied.
Meanwhile at the newly constructed Konoha Hospital
Shizune and Sakura worked on Sai's left arm socket only to see that it's not working .
" None of our healing abilities are working on your arm " Shizune said to Sai.
" Why ? " Sai asked.
" You're left arm is rejecting every attempt of healing it. Your cells in your arm have been destroyed to the point that they can't ever regenerate and grow a new limb " Sakura answered.
" Without my left arm, i can't draw while holding the paper " Sai stated.
" Don't worry, we can still help you out and you can still be a ninja " Shizune said to Sai.
" How ? " Sai asked.
" Prosthetic surgery !" Shizune answered.
" Prosthetic surgery ? " Sakura questioned.
" When limbs can't be replaced, they can be replaced with prosthetic . I know how to make a prosthetic that not only replaces the arm or leg of the person but can even work as if was a normal arm " Shizune explained to them.
" That sounds cool ! " Sakura replied.
" It would take a few hours to create the arm itself , you should rest up . I'll start work on it later, i need rest too" Shizune said to Sai.
" Very well then ! " Sai replied.
" I'm going to do the same, haven't slept in over a day " Sakura yawned as she lies down in bed and falls asleep.
Shizune walks over to Tsunade and lies in bed with the wither old woman .
" Lady Tsunade , i hope you make it back soon for all our sake " Shizune said to herself as she falls asleep on top of Tsunade's boobs.
Meanwhile at Karakura Town
Kisuke and Yoruichi go around Karakura town in Shinigmai form with Memory erasers in a large sack .
The first House they go to is Misato's house,the home of Ichigo's teacher located 1 mile southeast of Ichigo's house and 300 meters east of Orihime's house. Kisuke and Yoruichi are in Shinigmai form wearing standard Shinigmai robes, they can't be seen by normal humans . Kisuke taps on the shoulder of the teacher.
" What was that ? " Misato asked not seeing Kisuke in front of her.
" Once you wake up, you will think Ichigo has been injured for nearly 3 weeks " Kisuke said to her as he uses the memory replacement device. The device activates as a bird's head pops from the top of the device and produces a puff of smoke, Misato is knocked unconscious from the gas.
" What was that device ? It's different from all the other devices " Yoruichi asked.
" It's a variation of Kikanshinki (記換神機,Account-Replacing Spirit Device), instead of giving the human a random memory, it gives the memory of the thoughts in my head, channels my Reiatsu into their heads and gives the memory i want them to have " Kisuke answered explaining to Yoruichi.
" My leg is still hurting from that battle with the Hokage, my speed has taken a drastic drop " Yoruichi stated.
" You're still faster than me, even if it is slight in your current state" Kisuke said to Yoruichi.
" Yeah, still we need to hurry, we have 25 minutes before people start waking up to school " Yoruichi replied as they jump out the window and go to another house.
The second house they go to is Mizuiro Kojima's home at the Karakura Town /Naruki City border 4 miles northwest of Misato's house and go into his house. Kisuke taps Mizuiro on the shoulder waking him up.
" Hey, what was that feeling ? " Mizuiro asked only to be knocked unconscious .
Kisuke and Yoruichi travel around the town brainwashing all the people close to Ichigo for the next few minutes until they arrive at the final house. Tatsuki's house which is right next to the Kurosaki Clinic 200 meters north. Yoruichi taps her on the shoulder but is surprised to see Tatsuki being able to see her.
" Who are you ? What are you doing in my house ? " Tatsuki shouted at Yoruichi.
" You can see me ? " Yoruichi asked.
" Of course i can.. you're one of those ... " Tatsuki answered but before she can do anything ,she passes out from Kisuke's Kikanshinki .
" Looks like she wasn't a superhuman but rather a human who gained a small amount of spiritual power from being near Ichigo " Kisuke stated.
" Damn it !Ichigo needs to control his Reiatsu better ! " Yoruichi replied.
" Ichigo 's identity is safe from now, no one would suspect him of having a double life " Kisuke said to Yoruichi.
" Indeed,we don't need his friends worrying about him ! " Yoruichi replied as they both head out of the house.
Kurosaki Clinic
6:00 A.M. Ichigo wakes up in his bed while in his human form. Ichigo is wearing only his jeans with his chest and arms covered in bandages. Ichigo slowly gets up when he hears Yuzu's voice .
" Big Brother, wake up it's morning ! " Yuzu said to Ichigo.
" So sleepy...damn my body feels like it was hit by a truck " Ichigo said to himself as he feels on his neck. Ichigo gets back up only to get a wake up call from his dad
" GOOOD MOOORRNNING, IIICHIGOOO! " Isshin shouted like an idiot as he goes to hit his son with a dropkick but Ichigo grabs him and throws him down.
" What the hell, are you trying to kill me ? Don't you see i'm covered in bandages ? " Ichigo shouted at his dad.
" Looks like you're getting better my son. I didn't expect to recover so fast from that truck accident " Isshin replied as Ichigo's hand is on his face.
" Truck accident ! " Ichigo asked.
Ryūken then walks into the room with Yuzu and Karin.
" You're awake i see ? " Ryūken asked the orange haired teen.
" Awake from what ? " Ichigo asked.
" You lost your memory when you were hit by a truck 17 days ago, the injuries were pretty messy " Karin stated.
" We were worried about you brother, i thought you would of died from that accident " Yuzu said to her older brother she hugs him.
" You were bruised up pretty badly . You were hit by a truck on September 8,2001 at 7:55 A.M. heading 2 blocks south to Karakura High School with the truck siding off into the sidewalk moving at 40 MPH " Ryūken stated.
" What are you talking about ? How did i survive such injuries " Ichigo questioned.
" My friend Ryūken did some amazing life saving surgery on you " Isshin stated.
" You suffered severe life threatening injuries from the accident. You suffered a broken neck causing by the cracking of the C-2 disk in your neck vertebrate . Your frontal bone in your skull was fractured to the point you almost died and your brain almost came out . Both of your arms have broken Humerus and both your legs had compound fractures with your femur bone sticking out. Had not for the latest surgical treatment, you would of died " Ryūken explained to Ichigo.
" Damn, i'm lucky to be alive ! " Ichigo stated.
" The surgery last a grueling 8 hours to do. Your skull needed titanium plating to protect that crack in your skull and your leg needed special surgery from it .Your body should be alright ,enough to go to school but try avoid overexerting your body " Ryūken said to Ichigo.
" Fine then ! " Ichigo replied.
" Come downstairs Ichigo, i have breakfast served up " Yuzu stated.
" After i get dressed ! " Ichigo replied.
" I got to get going back to the hospital ! " Ryūken said to Isshin.
" Very well then , nice meeting you sir !" Isshin replied as Ryūken walks out the door.
" Let's go down to eat ! " Karin said to Yuzu and Isshin.
" Very well then ! " Isshin replied as everyone rushes downstairs.
Rukia comes out of the closet surprising Ichigo .
" Hey Ichigo ! " Rukia said to Ichigo.
" Rukia, what are you doing here? " Ichigo asked.
" Looks like Unohana's cover up worked " Rukia answered.
" So everyone thinks i'm injured from a truck accident ? " Ichigo questioned.
" That's the whole point ! " Rukia replied.
" Thank you, i was worried about Karin and Yuzu . It's good everyone has been put at ease " Ichigo said to the raven haired Shinigmai.
" Yep, and i'm here to watch over you " Rukia stated.
" Just you ? " Ichigo asked.
" Not just you , you have company again ! " Renji replied as he comes down Ichigo's light bulb as well as Ikkaku, Yumichika and Rangiku with Hitsugaya on the window .
" Looks like you guys don't know how to use the door as usual ! " Ichigo shouted with an irritated look.
" Captain Unohana has assigned all of us to keep an eye on you and Orihime Inoue " Hitsugaya explained .
" That means we get to have fun ! " Ikkaku said with a grin looking at Ichigo with a kendo sword.
" And me and Yumichika could go shopping ! " Rangiku replied.
" Enough, we are here for a mission, this isn't the time to goof off " Hitsugaya stated.
" Come on, take a chill pill , we're safe for now ! " Rangiku replied.
" We're never safe, if anything given our latest foes are human and ninjas, we probably at the greatest risk of attack here " Hitsugaya said to everyone.
Orihime's House
7:30 A.M. Tatsuki goes to Orihime's house knocking on her door to get Orihime and walk to school with her. Orihime's house is 1 mile southeast of Ichigo's house across the Karasu River. Karakura High School is 5 miles northwest of the house and is a 30 minute walk to the school .
" Orihime, it's time to go to school !" Tatsuki said to Orihime.
" Hey Tatsuki !" Orihime cheerfully said to her best friend.
" I heard that Ichigo was injured by a truck, boy his injuries were bad " Tatsuki stated.
" Yeah, i had to visit him every week to make sure he's alright ! " Orihime replied.
" Anyways it's best we jog to school " Tatsuki said to Orihime as she looks at Orihime's hair and hair pins.
" Something wrong ? " Orihime asked.
" You look older than i remember ! " Tatsuki answered.
" What do you mean ? " Orihime asked.
" Your boobs seem bigger than before if that was even possible, your hair also grew fuller and wavier. Your bangs naturally frame your face without the hair clips and also hang over your face. You also stopped wearing those pins on your head and now keep them clipped onto the left collar of your school uniform " Tatsuki explained to Orihime looking at her.
" What about my new look ? " Orihime questioned.
" You look really cute, however the black hairpins on your school uniform don't really fit you,what happened to the pins your brother gave to you ? " Tatsuki asked.
" They are getting repaired. They broke when i feel down some stairs " Orihime answered.
" Very well then, it's best we get to school ! " Tatsuki said to her as they head out to school.
" It looks like the Shinigami used the Kikanshinki (記換神機,Account-Replacing Spirit Device) on Tatsuki as well " Orihime said to herself.
Meanwhile at Konoha
Yamato created 200 more houses around East Konoha using his Wood Style Jutsu but is exhausted of his Chakra again.
" Damn it, this is really taking alot out of me . Why am i the only one with Wood Style Jutsu " Yamato said to himself as he's worn out from the Jutsu.
Meanwhile more villagers start to build their own houses as they get more plywood from the construction teams deployed by the Daimyō.
Ino, Shikamaru and Chōji start to work on rebuilding Konoha. Ino is carrying a bucket of nails while Shikamaru carries a hammer and Chōji carries 20 large plywood beams 10 feet long with his strength.
" It's sad Naruto has been sealed away by the ANBU " Ino said to the team.
" Yeah but there's nothing we can do about it, besides there's no denying the fact he's a threat to this village " Shikamaru answered.
" Still he fought hard to defend this village, those Shinigmai were tough enough to force him into such an extreme form " Chōji stated.
" Yeah i know what you mean , i never had such a tough fight in my life " Ino replied as she watched Chōji set up a beam.
" I wasn't able to beat them ! " Chōji stated.
" Neither was i ! " Ino replied as she hands Shikamaru the nails .
" Even my planning wasn't enough ! " Shikamaru responded as he pounds down the beam with his hammer.
" Boy we're weak, then again we always were the weakest team in our generation " Ino stated as tears come down her eyes.
" Don't cry, it's not that we're weak. It's that we're weren't prepared for the Shinigmai assault , next time for sure we would defeated the Shinigmai by getting stronger and avenging Captain Asuma " Shikamaru said to the team as Chōji stacks another beam up.
" Very well then ! I'll make sure to diet more ! " Chōji replied.
" And i'll surpass Sakura in power and i won't fall behind her again ! " Ino responded.
Meanwhile Team Kurenai is busying eating breakfast together with their spirits low from the whole ordeal. They are eating their daily ration of beans, rice and bread with water inside their house made by Yamato.
" I wish i can kick Naruto's ass for blowing up the village " Kiba stated angry for what Naruto did.
" It's not his fault , it's the Shinigmai who did this. Naruto was forced to turn that form " Hinata replied defending Naruto.
" He still acted recklessly going up against an enemy he couldn't beat with his own power " Shino said to Hinata.
" And just tell me who the hell would've stopped the other Tailed Beast ? Sure Naruto made a mistake but he saved us from the worse of the damage that other Tailed Beast " Hinata said to the two who's growing more angry from their words.
" He did a piss poor job at that given everything the First Hokage built is now up in smoke . Then again Naruto's an.." Kiba said to Hinata only to be cut off by the blue haired Kunoichi.
" SHUT THE FUCK UP! DON'T YOU DARE TALK BADLY OF NARUTO ! " Hinata shouted at Kiba.
" Hinata calm down ! " Shino calmly stated.
" If it wasn't for Naruto, the Shinigmai would've taken us out , not only would there won't be a Konoha , none of us would've survived " Hinata explained to them.
" Why do you defend him ? " Kiba asked.
" Because he's my friend ! " Hinata answered as she looks away from Kiba.
" Enough arguing , we're not going to repair Konoha if we are too busy bickering with each other " Kurenai said to her team.
" I guess you have a point, i'm sorry for what i said. I'm just mad that everything i know is gone " Kiba replied.
" We still have our bodies and we are still alive " Hinata responded.
" Still it doesn't change the fact he needs to be contained " Kiba said to them.
" Not for the rest of his life, Naruto's not a tool or a demon " Hinata stated.
" But he's still a danger to this village given how unstable his power is !" Kurenai replied.
" Damn it, why did this have to happen ? " Hinata said to herself as she looks up in the sky.
Meanwhile Team Gai are feeling down about Lee 's injures and the destruction of the village.
"I wish Tsunade would recover soon , so i can fight to get stronger " Lee said to Gai while having his arm and chest covered with bandages.
" We just have to pray Tsunade doesn't die from her injuries ! " Neji replied.
" Don't be so glam Neji . Tsunade is the strongest woman in the world, it would take more than the village blowing up on her to put her down " Gai stated.
" How bad are Neji's injuries ? " Tenten asked them.
" His physical wounds have been healed up however his Keirakukei has been severely damage and twisted with his Chakra valves coated with a dark Chakra which is blocking Chakra flow throughout his body. Unless the thing is surgically removed, Lee would be unable to use his powers. At his condition, he can't be fully healed by Medical Ninjutsu . Tsunade would be needed to restore the damage to his Chakra flow " Neji explained to Tenten.
" Don't worry Grandma Tsunade would be better soon " Gai said to Lee.
" Anyone seen Naruto anywhere ? " Lee asked .
" He's been detained for blowing up the village ! " Neji answered.
" He did all this ? " Lee questioned.
" Yep however i don't approve of his detainment " Gai answered.
" Why would you not approve Gai ? Naruto's unstable and a threat to this village " Neji questioned.
" Because Danzō only cares about scoring political points, he doesn't really care about the well-being of Naruto. Having Naruto chained up in the village isn't going to make Konoha safer, if anything this village is even more vulnerable if we keep him chained into this village forever " Gai explained to the team.
" Still , what can we do about it ? If we let him free, he might become the Nine Tails again " Neji asked.
" I don't know but it seems like Danzō's actions is only going to make things worse treating Naruto like a caged animal " Tenten answered.
" We should protest and have Naruto freed from prison " Lee stated.
" And what good would that do ? Half the village including Danzō want Naruto in chains, there's no convincing Danzō of this , we can only hope Tsunade makes a recovery soon " Gai said to the team.
Karakura High School
8:00 P.M. Ichigo arrives with Orihime,Rukia and Tatsuki to Karakura high school. Ichigo meets his friends at school who are happy to see him recover
" Hey Ichigo ! " Keigo shouted happy to see Ichigo as he rushes to hug him but Ichigo knocks down Keigo with a causal bump in the shoulders.
" Looks like you finally recovered in the hospital " Mizuro said to Ichigo.
" Yeah the wounds were pretty nasty ! " Ichigo replied.
" I always came to visit you everyday , it's a good thing you're alive " Orihime said to Ichigo as she hugs him
" Ichigo was injured ? " Tatsuki asked.
" You were visiting Ichigo in the hospital yesterday , he was hit by a truck " Uryū answered.
" We were absent from school yesterday to visit Ichigo and make sure he gets out of the hospital " Chad explained to Tatsuki.
" Something doesn't seem right ,i don't remember Ichigo being hit by a truck nor do i remember leaving school yesterday . What's going on here ? " Tatsuki said to herself as she looks at Ichigo.
" We got class to attend to right now ! " Uryū said to his friends.
" Right ! " everyone else replied as they head into class.
The teacher then goes to say hello to Ichigo.
" Ichigo, you're back ! " Miasto said to Ichigo as she hugs him.
" You cut you hair teacher, i must say that you look good today " Ichigo said to the teacher.
" Thanks Ichigo, if you were older and i didn't have a husband, i would totally be with you " Misato joked around.
" I was starting to worry if i would've died from the accident ! " Ichigo stated.
All of the sudden Hitsugaya, Rangiku, Renji, Ikkaku, Yumichika arrive at the classroom.
" Looks like we have some new students to introduced " Misato said to the students.
" What's with the short kid ? He looks like he belongs in grade school " one of the students asked.
" What's with the redhead guy with the tattoos and who's that skinhead ? " another student asked.
" What was that ? Who just called me a skinhead ? " Ikkaku shouted as he pulls out a wooden sword.
" Ignore them Ikkaku, they're just a bunch of normal human teenagers " Renji whispered tom Ikkaku's ear.
" Shut up, let me at them ! " Ikkaku shouted as he goes to fight the students.
" Calm down , you're disturbing the class ! " Keigo begged him.
" I see, you want to fight me too ? " Ikkaku said smiling at Keigo with an intimidating look only to get slapped down by Rangiku.
" Cut it out ,we need to be on our best behavior while we're here badly " Rangiku yelled at Ikkaku as she taps his bald head.
" What do you think you're doing slapping my head Rangiku ? " Ikkaku shouted .
" Don't make me tell Yachiru what you been up to " Rangiku answered.
" Okay , okay no need to get hasty ! " Ikkaku replied as Keigo stares at Rangiku's luscious boobs.
" What a lovely pair of melons you have, i want to touch them ! " Keigo shouted as he jumps at Rangiku once again only to get backhanded by Rangiku once again without Rangiku looking his direction.
" Enough clowning around, remember why we're here ? " Hitsugaya asked.
" Right ! " everyone replied as they sit down in class.
Konoha
9:00 A.M. Konoha is undergoing more construction as excavators and bulldozers clear up the rubble which makes up everything within outer rim . Sakura and Shizune wake up as well as Sai and Kakashi. The skies in Konoha remain in darkness blocking out the sun and giving Konoha the look of a graveyard.
" Boy it looks like i won't be of any use to you guys for a full week " Kakashi said to his teammates.
" Well at least you still have an arm ! " Sai replied as he shows the stump which is his left arm.
" Don't worry , we're alive and well that's what's important " Kakashi replied as he rest in his bed.
Meanwhile Chōza, Shikaku and Inoichi are removing debris from the outer rim of the crater within North Konoha within ruins of Konoha's power plant.
" There's alot of debris to clear up here " Shikaku said to his team.
" Indeed , reconstruction would take months before we can get power restored within this village " Inoichi stated he removes a large slab of concrete.
" We need to get all this rubble and have it recycled into some building mortar and bricks , we can use all this scrap metal, wood and concrete to help rebuild structure within the village " Chōza replied.
" What about the plumbing of this village ? " Shikaku asked.
" That's going to be a huge problem ! " Inoichi answered.
" An even bigger problem is filing this gigantic crater up to ground level . We're 3 miles below sea level " Chōza stated.
" I don't think we can ever fill this hole up " Shikaku replied as they clear up the debris.
Meanwhile at another part of the village. Hinata is within the tent bandaging up her bodyguard Kō.
" Thank you Lady Hinata ! I appreciate you treating my wounds with the last of your own bandages " Kō said to Hinata.
" It's okay, Sakura and Shizune have the others handled as well as Ino. I just want to help everyone out given the entire village is shorthanded " Hinata replied as she works on the wounds.
" So Hinata , what do you plan to do now ? " Kō asked.
"Help more people out in this village, i must make sure everyone is happy " Hinata answered as she walks out the tent.
Meanwhile Shizune works on Sai's prosthetic arm after having eaten her breakfast .
" So Shizune , hows the mechanical arm coming along ? " Sakura asked.
" Fine, i just got started. It should be finished at 12:00 Noon " Shizune answered.
" Good, Sai could then still be a ninja ! " Sakura stated.
" Yeah , he might be a member of Root but he's still part of Konoha. I must help anyone who's in need of healing " Shizune replied.
" Still i just hope Lady Tsunade recovers soon enough " Sakura stated.
" Sakura, go make sure Tsunade is doing alright " Shizune said to Tsunade.
" Right ! " Sakura replied as goes to put a wet towel on Tsunade's head .
Tsunade's mind
I can't feel my body , am i dead ? Why can't i feel my body ? However i can still feel myself chained to this existence. Did everyone make it out alive ? Did i succeed in protecting my village ?
Tsunade's pov
54 years ago
I was born on August 2, 1947 to Tsuyoiude Senju , the son of Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki and Chikyū Hanakyōda . I was the Granddaughter of the deceased First Hokage and the Princess of Uzushiogakure, i was also the grandniece of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. I was raised as the princess of the Senju clan .
My father was a powerful Jōunin who specialized in Taijutsu and was the best in the village in Taijutsu aside from the Third Hokage . He was a very muscular man who stood 7 feet tall. He had long wavy hair with a thick beard and mustache and had hairy arms resembling that of a biker . He was known as " Mountain fist " due to the immense strength he wields, his strength was almost the level of a Kage. He was 25 years old when i was born.
My mother was a skilled medical ninja who specialized in healing the wounded. Unlike me, my mother was of petite frame and had black hair and blue eyes . Her facial structure look alot like myself , especially the eye structure . She specialized in healing and Sealing Jutsu . She was 23 years old when i was born.
50 years ago
I was 4 years old when my little brother Nawaki was born. I was a small 4 year old girl when i saw my mother gave birth to my little brother.
" Mommy, what's going on ? " i said to my mother.
" Tsunade, this is your little baby brother Nawaki " my mother answered .
" Brother ? " i asked not knowing what brother was until then.
" He's your little brother , you would act as a little sister and protect him with your life " my mother said to me.
" I see , where's dad ? " i asked my mother only to see him walk into the house.
" Right here ! " my father answered as he brings flowers to his wife and held my little brother in his hands.
Then my grandmother walked in and saw my little brother and carried him in her arms. Mito was around 46 years old and was starting to age a bit with a few wrinkles forming around her eyes. She was considerably happy to see her son. My grandmother had long, bright-red hair and large, pupiless eyes. She wore an elaborate, high-collared kimono with the Uzushiogakure symbol on the back of the obi tied around her waist. Her hair was arranged in buns with hairpins in them and three clips in the front. She also wore a dark shade of lipstick and had a diamond mark on her forehead.
" Mother ,what brings you here ? I thought you had business at Uzushiogakure and couldn't make it here " my father asked her as he hugs her.
" I figured i can't miss seeing my grandson being born . Hopefully he would take after your father and one day make a fine Hokage " grandma answered.
" Grandma ! " i said to her as i hugged her.
" My my , isn't Tsunade. You certainly carry the strength of your grandfather " Mito stated as holds onto her back.
" Grandma, did i hurt you again ? " i asked her as i started to cry. Even at the age of 4, i was unnaturally strong for my age .
" Don't cry my dear Tsunade, Grandma just has a small back cramp. It would take more than that to kill the undisputed strongest woman in the world " my grandmother answered.
" How strong are you grandma ? " i asked her.
" Very strong , one day when you become a Kunoichi, you'll understand how strong i am " Mito answered.
" Tsunade, you are to protect your brother him with your life. He's as important to this village as you are for you two have inherited the will of my father, the First Hokage. The man who formed this great village, one day you would both be Hokages and act as the kings of this great village " my father said to me as i cuddled my little brother in my arms.
45 years ago
5 years have passed since my brother was born . It was my first day as a Genin going into the Konoha Ninja Academy, my brother saw me leave to school.
" Hey sister ! " Nawaki said to me.
" What is it little brother ? " i asked her .
" Where are you going sister ? " my brother asked me.
" I'm going to train to become a ninja " i answered.
" A ninja, what's that ? " my brother asked.
" They are people who protect this village, one day i'm going to be Hokage and protect people within the village and protect you my little brother " i explained to my brother.
" That sounds cool, i'll like to be a ninja one day too " my brother stated.
" One day when you're older ! " i replied.
44 years ago
A year had passed by since i was in the Ninja Academy . I excelled in Taijutsu and Chakra control and was adept at basic Genjutsu, i was the popular girl in school . It was my second year in the Ninja Academy and i was taking my test .
" Okay then instead of self introductions , I want each of you to demonstrate your Ninjutsu skills ! Don't worry you aren't going to be is just so i can assess how to proceed with our ..we'll do a basic Jutsu, Bunshin (分身の術Clone Jutsu) Umm...First up is Orochimaru" the teacher said to us as i saw a kid with pale skin and long black hair walk up to do the test.
" Clone Jutsu is child's play ! " Orochimaru said stoically and calmly as if he was already a skilled ninja.
" Shut up, you always act so smug ! " a young boy shouted. He was a kid with white spiky hair who was even less mature than my little brother.
" Shut up, you buffoon ! " Orochimaru replied with a cool tone.
" Don't interrupt Orochimaru focus ! " i said to the moronic little boy.
" Okay , Orochimaru . Try it ! " the teacher commanded.
" Okay ! " Orochimaru replied as he does Ram →,Snake → and Tiger seals in 3 seconds to use the Jutsu " Bunshin (分身の術Clone Jutsu)" Orochimaru chanted as he creates a perfect clone of himself impressing everyone there.
" Amazing ! That was a prefect Bunshin ! " i shouted impressed by Orochimaru's immense talent.
" I can't tell which is the real deal " the teacher said also impressed by Orochimaru's clone Jutsu .
" It's so obvious to me ! This one ! " i said while hitting the clone but as expected , i didn't know it was a clone " H-Huh ? " Jiraiya said shocked that he missed the attack.
" Idiot ! " i yelled at him.
" Got you ! " Jiraiya shouted said he went to kick Orochimaru but he failed the kick after kicking a clone.
" Wrong again ! " Orochimaru replied as he jumps down from a tree he was hiding behind all this time.
" Orochimaru ! You're so awesome ! " i shouted with a fangirlsh blush.
" Amazing not only did he perform the clone technique at fast speeds but he created two clones while the real one moved elsewhere " the teacher said to Orochimaru stated shocked to see that.
" Humph ! Big deal , i can do Bunshin too ! Bunshin (分身の術Clone Jutsu) " i chanted as i only did one hand seal and creates a lifeless clone. Everyone laughed at my stupidity and incompetence .
" That kid is such an idiot ! " said a random kid.
" Damn it ... " i said to himself while showing a piss off face of my failure.
" I don't know what your problem is, but quit lunging at me. Work on your ninja skills, you seriously suck at them " Orochimaru stated.
" What was that ? " i shouted as i tried to go to attack the kids but the teacher stopped me.
" Everyone! Quit making fun of Jiraiya! " the teacher said defending me.
" Sensei ! " i said cheerfully.
" Don't bother with this kid ! " the teacher replied coldly.
Me and Orochimaru developed a rivalry with each other during the academy school years of course this was no contest given Orochimaru was far above my level of talent as i recall from the day of our Shuriken training.
" Orochimaru, show us the basics ! " my teacher stated.
" Okay ! " Orochimaru replied as he was met with the same amount of praise as usual from me and many other girls .
" Sheesh! That Orochimaru always acts so arrogant ! So how come he's so popular ? " Jiraiya shouted in jealously while Orochimaru threw 6 shuriken with such speed and precision that they all hit the same log.
" Oh, well done Orochimaru ! " my teacher stated.
" Alright Orochimaru, you're so cool ! " said one of the fan girls.
" Hah! Show off! i can do that too ! " i arrogantly taunted.
" All right ! " Jiraiya replied psyched and posed to win however he failed epically with his own shuriken hitting a tree 5 inches near his teacher. One hitting the fence 30 feet away one hitting 10 feet near the first log ,two hitting the tree left of the log and the last one 7 feet left of it was expected to hit. Everyone then laughed at that moron for his failure.
" Are you shitty me ? Everyone of them missed ! " one of the students laughed at Jiraiya .
" Ha i was just fooling around ! " i said trying to play it off as if i was kidding around but no one bought that for a second. "Sensei! One more ! Just let me do it one more time! I'll get serious this time " Jiraiya stated.
" No, that's enough ! " my teacher replied " Okay who's next ? Hmmmm... Tsunade you're up next " the teacher said to me.
" Very well then ! " i replied as i picked up 6 shuriken . I hit 5 perfectly on point but the 6th one hit the log so hard that it went through it and almost hi the teacher.
" Boy looks like you passed Tsunade but be careful of where you're throwing those shuriken " the teacher said to me .
" Sorry teacher ! " i replied as i walked always ashamed of my strength as the students were scared of me.
41 years ago
3 years have passed since the academy . I achieved Genin level strength which wasn't surprising at all given i was from the Senju clan and the clan were naturally talented in Taijutsu. I was 13 years old while my little brother Nawaki was 9 years old . My father was 38 years old while my mother was 37 years old.
" Congratulations my daughter, you're one step closer to becoming a ninja like me " my father said to me.
" I can't wait for the test ! " i cheerfully stated.
" You're little brother is going to take an entrance exam, he'll join the academy and follow in your footsteps " my mother said to me.
" That sounds very cool ! " i said to my parents.
" Good luck out there ! " my father replied as i go to the training ground.
I took the Genin test with my friend Orochimaru under the Third's tutelage to see if i was comparable to a Genin. Orochimaru looked no different than he did in the academy only he was taller as well as me. Hiruzen had a small goatee and short dark brown, spiked hair while appearing to be in his 30's. He has been in power as the Hokage for 17 years and was well-known to be one of the strongest Kage in existence next to the First Hokage and titled God of Shinobi.
I arrived at the training ground only to meet that perverted moron Jiraiya , despite knowing him, this was the first time we actually speak.
" Hey there babe, i'm Jiraiya. Nice to meet you . It's okay if you write love letters later on " Jiraiya said to me.
" And why would i do that ? " i questioned him .
" Because i'm handsome and you have quite a slender body " he answered as he touched my flat chest.
" Why you dirty little pervert... .DON'T SCREW WITH ME ! " i replied in anger as i uppercut the pervert 140 feet high and he landed face first on the ground with a large bruise to his face.
" The bell test is to see who's qualified to be in the team . There are two bells , get then and you pass" Hiruzen stated.
" But there are only two bells ! " Jiraiya replied.
" Since there's only two bells.. " Hiruzen stated.
" At least one will have to tied to a log and fail the mission " Orochimaru answered.
" Very good Orochimaru. I would also tie you and eat lunch in front of you " Hiruzen replied.
" Hey Tsunade, if i get a bell , would you go out with me ? " Jiraiya asked me.
" Fine however if you fail to get one, you would leave me alone " i answered.
" Alright ! let's do this ! " i replied.
" Don't hold back, you can even use shuriken against me . You won't be able to get this unless you have the will to kill me " Hiruzen stated.
" But that's too dangerous sensei " i told him.
" Yeah! I don't want to kill the Hokage of all people " Jiraiya arrogantly stated.
" Yeah coming from the guy with the lowest scores ! " Hiruzen replied calmly.
" I'm going to crush you ! " Jiraiya shouted charging at Hiruzen but Hiruzen easily gets behind him and holds back his kunai.
" I didn't say start yet ! " Hiruzen stated.
Me and Orochimaru applied stealth methods, staying hidden from Hiruzen however that moron Jiraiya still decided to call out Hiruzen .
" Let's fight like men, one on one ! " i stupidly said to the old man.
" Shinobi battle tactic # 1 Taijutsu. I'll teach you that first " Hiruzen sensei said to me as he holds out one finger .
" Do you think you beat me with just one finger ? Get real " Jiraiya arrogantly questioned .
" Don't worry, with your weak attacks i can block with just one finger " Hiruzen replied. This pissed Jiraiya off to the point of charging head first and attacking Hiruzen with a series of attacks, each of which are easily dodged by him.
" Time to end this, Hiruzen Style : Mind Striking Finger " Hiruzen chanted as he taps Jiraiya's head with his finger and knocks him out cold .
My first attempt to get the bell was a failure but it was a noble attempt. I set up a trap to trick Hiruzen and take the bell from her.
I activated the first trap by having a the area covered in smoke from a smoke bomb i detonated .
" You left your guard down ! " i said to Hiruzen as i uses a barrage of 30 punches towards my sensei but he easily evades the attack.
" You're foolish to think your attacks could affect a man like me given your friend Jiraiya couldn't starch my forehead " Hiruzen sensei said to me.
" Don't think that weakling could compare to me ! " i replied as i punched the tree behind him and with my strongest punch took down the tree .
" I must admit, you're strength is impressive for a kid your age but you can't hope to best a Kage " Hiruzen said to me.
" Then i'll prove myself more worthy by beating you once and for all " Tsunade replied as i threw 6 shuriken at Hiruzen while using the tress to conceal my movements but Hiruzen used his Chakra to easily break the shuriken.
" You need to do better than that ! " Hiruzen taunted as he taps me in the back of the head with his finger but he hit a substitute log he stabbed with a non lethal paper smoke bomb attached to it.
" Got you ! " i cheerfully shouted as the paper bomb explodes releasing non lethal smoke . I then threw 3 more kunai coming at him
" Not bad, you're pretty cunning ! " Hiruzen stated as he sees the kunai are rigged with exploding tags but he dodges them which releases more smoke.
" I got you ! " i stated as i cut the rope sending a giant 15 foot long, 1,000 lb log heading towards him .
" Not a bad trick however not good enough " Hiruzen replied as he throws 4 kunai through the log splitting it to pieces, he then pins my clothes down to the tree pinning me to the tree.
" Damn it ! " i shouted.
" Not a bad set of traps but try better next time ! " Hiruzen stated as he leaves the area.
Later on that day, i found my chance again when that moron Jiraiya acted as a distraction by getting himself ensnared in a tree trap hanging upside down.
" You're a fool Jiraiya, falling for the oldest trick in the book . You are so idiotic " Hiruzen stated only for a tree to fall on him, that tree was where i was ensnared in . Tsunade then used the opportunity to steal the bell from him.
" Thanks for helping me get the bell dumbass ! " i taunted as i suck my tongue and leaves the area.
" I guess i underestimated your resourcefulness Tsunade, good job " Hiruzen said to me.
Orochimaru then appears holding a bell as well.
" How did you get the bell ? " i asked him.
" I was able to use one of my Jutsus to catch him off guard " Orochimaru answered.
" You're so awesome ! " i stated.
" Thank you ! " Orochimaru replied as he walked away from me.
Later i decided to taunt Jiraiya about him falling the bell test.
" Hehehehehe, looks like i won the bet . You got to go to the log after all " i taunted.
" Shut up, you flat chested chopping board ! " Jiraiya shouted .
" What did you say ,you perverted dumbass ? !" i yelled.
" Hey, now . That's enough! Tsunade and Orochimaru can go home now " Hiruzen sensei said to them.
" Okay! " i replied as she walked away from the area.
" Fine master ! " Orochimaru also replied as he walked away leaving me tied to the pole.
Later on that night, my parents were happy to see me become a Genin. My father was happy to see me and hugs me for me being a Genin.
" My precious Tsunade is growing up very fast " my father said to me.
" It seems like we have a future Hokage here " my mother stated.
" My sister sure is strong ! " Nawaki replied.
" How was the first day at the Ninja Academy ? " i asked my little brother.
" Fine big sis , the teachers were nice to me and an i passed the entrance exam " my brother answered.
" That's good to know my brother !" i stated.
" One day, i'm going to be Hokage like our grandfather before us " my brother replied.
" You can be Hokage after i'm done being Hokage " i stated.
" Okay then ! " my brother replied.
Later on when i was about to go to sleep, my grandmother walks in with a necklace in her hands as a gift to me. My grandmother was now 50 years and had wrinkles around her eyes and her hair was a shade lighter than it was before.
" You really proved yourself of having alot of potential my dear Tsunade " my grandmother said to me.
" Thanks grandmother ! " i replied.
" I want to give you this ! " Mito said to me as she gives me a crystal gem necklace.
" It's beautiful, what is this necklace ? " i asked her.
" It's not just a necklace… The village is your grandpa's treasure. It's called the Kesshōseki (結晶石, Crystal Gem ) " my grandmother answered.
" Kesshoseki ? " i asked her.
" It was given to me by your grandfather when we engaged with each other . Your grandfather said to my on his deathbed to past it down to the next generation, one who has the most potential to be Hokage or someone you care for the most " my grandmother explained to me.
" How much money did he pay to make this ? " i asked her.
" Three mountains worth of gold and diamonds could be bought with the profits made from this necklace . A total of 500,000,000 ryō( $ 50,000,000 U.S. dollars ) could be gain from the profits " she answered.
" That's alot of money ! " i stated.
" This is not for sale Tsunade. Money is not what matters, what matters is that necklace you wear represents the Will of Fire. Never let it go to the wrong hands , protect it! Because you are the granddaughter of the founder of Konoha, the First Hokage ! " my grandmother said to me.
" I want to be like grandpa someday… I will be honored with the name Hokage, because being Hokage is my dream " i replied as i grabbed the necklace.
Konoha
10:00 A.M. Danzō walks out of the village with several of his Root members with him.
" Lord Danzō , it seems you're heading out ! " one of the Root members asked him.
" Yes, i 'm going to the capital to demand my Hokage position " Danzō answered.
Danzō is then joined up by village elders and former teammates, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.
" It's been awhile since we been out in the open like this Danzō " Homura said to him.
" Indeed but then again with the village destroyed, my daily life has went on a serious halt " Koharu replied.
" It's that damn Fifth Hokage's fault for not keeping the Nine Tails contained here in Konoha and instead letting him be a ninja. Had Naruto never left Konoha to be an Ninja , we wouldn't have this problem " Danzō ranted.
" We apologize for not helping out in the fighting ! " Homura stated.
" Don't worry about it, i honestly didn't expect the Shinigmai to be this strong. If i barely was able to beat them, i doubt you guys would fare much better " Danzō explained to his former teammates .
" We might not maintain Kage level strength like you have but we're still at least on par with one. After all,we were once Team Tobirama " Homura replied.
" It doesn't matter either way. We're currently the most powerful people alive , it's been a long time but i would finally become Hokage of this village and run the village the way it was meant to be run for decades " Danzō explained to his friends.
" A village that maintains it's conservative principles . A village where morality and purity would exist " Houmra stated.
" No more liberal policies like diplomacy and negotiations which only serves to weaken this great village " Koharu replied.
" Once i'm Hokage, Konoha will undergo a change of policies that would make Konoha like it was back in the days of the founding of this village " Danzō said to his friends as they walk out of the village.
Meanwhile at the other side of the village. Chōza ,Inoichi and Shikaku get word about Danzō's meeting with the Daimyō by message from the ANBU forces.
" An emergency meeting has been called . Shikaku, your presence is required by the Daimyō as the representative of all Jōunin in the village and as Jōunin Commander " the ANBU said to Shikaku.
" Already ? I understand ! " Shikaku replied.
" He's already making his move !" Chōza stated.
" This is ridiculous, Tsunade hasn't even recovered yet " Inoichi shouted.
" I knew it would come down to this, leave it to me guys. I'll try hard to delay or even stop Danzō from obtaining his Hokage position " Shikaku replied as he heads out of the village.
Meanwhile news camera and vehicles around the crater with a few helicopters in the air recording the events of what happened to Konoha.
" This is Fire News Network with a breaking news report . Konohagakure has been wiped out by a massive explosion 22 hours ago, an estimated 280,000 people died in the attack. Konoha was attacked by a terrorist organization known as the Gotei 13 which is believed to be directly linked to the Akatsuki terrorist organization. Konoha is recovering from the attack but the recovery is going to be slow given the scale of the crater " the news reporter stated as the report goes worldwide.
Meanwhile in Sunagakure
Kankurō is working on his puppet while Temari is polishing her fan when they get the report and hear the somber news.
" It can't be ! " Temari said with her jaw dropping to the ground.
" Those Shinigmai bastards, they done it. I can't believe they done it " Kankurō stated as he clenches his fist.
Baki walks into the room when he hears the news . He's wearing a Kazekage robe wielding a sword in his scabbard underneath the robe.
" You heard what happened to Konoha ? " Baki asked them.
" It's on the news right now !" Temari answered.
" Damn it, it seems like Konoha got hit the worst by the recent events " Baki stated.
" Do you think they can overcome that level of damage without a Hokage Baki sensei ? We have it hard enough without a Kazekage ourselves " Kankurō asked.
" I honestly don't know ...But that village has him " Baki answered.
" I just hope everything goes well for them " Temari stated.
" Konoha is part of our alliance, we can't shrug it off as someone else problem . Rebuilding a village that has been destroyed is not an easy task . Above all ,they must fill the void created by an absent Hokage " Baki explained to them.
" You're right! Form and political and psychological standpoint, being without their Hokage and their leader and pillar has got to hurt badly " Kankurō replied.
" Do you think they can overcome the damage the Shinigami caused without a Hokage, Baki ? " Temari questioned.
" Anything is possible ! " Baki answered.
" We have to prepare to head out at 3 :00 P.M. to the Kage summit " Temari said to Baki.
" Yep ! " Baki replied.
" You look more down than usual , what's wrong ? " Kankurō asked.
" It's just that i feel uncomfortable being in this position of power. It's tough enough for me to fill in the gaps left behind by the Kazekage. I might be the most powerful and skilled Jōunin in Sunagakure but the grim reality is that even my powers can't compare to that of a Kage especially to Gaara who is both a Jinchūriki and the son of the Fourth Kazekage... I feel like i'm a small fish within a tank of sharks " Baki explained to his team.
" Don't let that discourage you, you might not be in Gaara's league of power but you made up for it in being a great leader " Temari stated.
" I guess you're right, still i really wish Gaara was here right about now " Baki said to his students.
" We all do !" Temari and Kankurō replied.
Ujimushi no Su (蛆虫の巣, Nest of Maggots) Soul Society
11:00 A.M. Gaara is trapped within the lowest cell in the nest within a Sekkiseki prison preventing him from escaping. Gaara is mediating in the cell.
" I need to learn to control this power in me. If i can finally control this power in me , i can escape from this place and take this place down from the inside " Gaara said to himself as he goes into his inner world.
Gaara's Inner World
Gaara is within his inner world when he meets the Shukaku within a canyon like area.
" Well ,well isn't it the Son of the Fourth Kazekage. What are you doing in this world ? " Shukaku asked him.
" I came to tame your powers and fully control you " Gaara answered.
" HAHAHAHAHA , no human who's tried to control my power ever lived from it and either died or have become insane, you must have a deep desire for power and destruction " Shukaku laughed at him.
" I don't wish to have power for destruction, i wish to have power to protect my friends and the people within Sunagakure " Gaara explained to Shukaku.
" You're just a foolish brat who's out of your league , you can't compare to my power " Shukaku replied.
" Then allow me to show you how i'm matured from that " Gaara stated as he goes to attack Shukaku.
" Bring it on brat ! " Shukaku replied as he creates a wave of sand at Gaara.
" Sand Tsunami " Gaara and Shukaku chanted as they go to attack each other with sand as Gaara attempts to fully control his Tailed Beast.
" Given the cell i'm in restricts my Chakra and negates all of it, it's the perfect time to learn to control my Tailed Beast without it taking me over " Gaara said to himself as he struggles to fight against the Shukaku.
Meanwhile at Squad 11 barracks
Kenpachi is feeling down losing to Tsunade sitting on his porch.
" That woman , she messed me up so bad. I never felt this kind of fear in a while. The first time i was truly defeated was against her " Kenpachi said to himself only to get interrupted by Unohana.
" Looks like you're not feeling yourself today " Unohana said to Kenpachi.
" What are you doing here ? " Kenpachi asked her.
" Yachiru said that you're feeling down for losing to the Hokage " Unohana answered.
" I never thought that i could be so easily beaten by them" Kenpachi stated.
" It's alright , you'll be fine ! " Unohana replied.
" Do you know what it feels like when you feel like you've become as strong as you possibly can and yet despite fighting with all your strength you still lose ? " Kenpachi asked her.
" Yeah several times but i picked myself up and continue to get stronger " Unohana replied.
" Still , i wish i could get stronger. That battle made me realized that i reached the limit of strength using my sword. I wish to known the name of my Zanpakutō but i can't seem to get it to work. Maybe i'm really not fit to be a Captain after all " Kenpachi stated moping about being weak in comparison to a Kage.
" If you wish to know the name of your blade and get stronger, train under me Kenpachi " Unohana said to Kenpachi.
" You mean you can help me unlock my power ? " Kenpachi asked her.
" You have a vast amount of hidden power inside you but with the inability to call the name of your Zanpakutō, your power is weakened severely. If you were able to defeat two Captains in the past and two Jōunins more recently within the hibernation state of your Shikai , imagine the full extent of your power with an awaken Shikai and even more so with a Bankai. In fact if you were to gain a Bankai, you would be stronger than even myself " Unohana explained to him.
" I see, very well then. I wish to get stronger so i can finally defeat a kage and become the strongest Kenpachi in Soul Society history " Kenpachi cheerfully stated as he gains his resolve.
" Come to me later after dinner , we'll begin our training there " Unohana said to Kenpachi.
" Who better to train me than the person who was one who defeated me for the first time in my life " Kenpachi replied.
Hinokoku Shihon ( 火の国の資本 Fire Country Capital )
12:00 P.M. 200 miles southeast from Konoha, the council meeting begins within the Daimyō palace. Everyone within the meeting awaits the Daimyō to sit down and begin the meeting.
" All people ,we came here for the meeting regarding the affairs of Konoha " the Daimyō said to his men.
" Konoha was wiped out by the explosion caused by the Gotei 13 and the Nine Tailed Demon fox. Hundred of thousands are dead and many more are wounded. Everything has been gone from the Akatsuki /Shinigmai assault " Danzō said to the Daimyō.
" We must thank you guys for giving us some food supplies for Konoha to feed on for at least a few weeks " Homura stated.
" You're welcome ! " the Daimyō replied.
" With everything that's happened to your village,we are willing to continue supporting Konoha " one of the Daimyō's men said to Danzō's group.
" First we need to put together a budget for the cost of repairing Konoha . Given the estimated figures , repair cost are going to cost a total of 810,000,000,000 ryō( $ 81, 000,000,000 U.S. dollars ). With the national budget of 38 trillion ryō( $ 3,800, 000,000,000 U.S. dollars ) money isn't that big of an issue however the issue is reconstruction itself and trying to make up for the hundreds of Shinobi killed in battle to keep up a fighting force that could protect this country from invaders " one of the advisers explained to Danzō and his group.
" Now that we discussed the budget, there's another important matter to speak about . About the section of the new Hokage " Danzō said to his advisers .
" It's just as i thought, he's trying to seize power. I knew it would come down to this . I must delay this as much as possible " Shikaku said to himself.
" Don't you think you should wait until Tsunade recovers ? " the Daimyō asked.
" Tsunade remains in a comatose state . Konoha is in ruins and Tsunade remains in a coma ,it's currently unknown if Tsunade would even awaken or if her life would end " Koharu answered.
" Besides it was her incompetence that lead to the destruction of Konoha , we don't need her ruining national security " Homura replied.
" I see, what about Jiraiya ? I always thought that Jiraiya would be next, i always liked him " the Daimyō stated.
" He's dead ! " Danzō answered.
" Really ? " the Daimyō asked.
" Jiraiya died protecting the village ! " Homura stated.
" So who else is there ? " the Daimyō asked.
" In that case i... " Danzō stated only to get interrupted by Shikaku.
" I recommend Kakashi Hatake ! " Shikaku replied causing Danzō to angrily stare at Shikaku.
" I see, you're trying to stall ? Shrewd Shikaku but it's not going to work " Danzō said to himself.
" The son of the White Fang , huh ? Yes! Why not ?What do the rest of you think ? " the Daimyō asked.
" Indeed...He's powerful , renowned and virtuous but perhaps a bit too young ? " said one of the advisers.
" Minato was younger, he was 23-24 when we first appointed him and the Third Hokage was appointed at just age 14 " one of the advisers answered.
" The real issue is his strength, while he's strong enough to hold his own with a Kage, can he really defeat one in a fight ? " another adviser asked.
" Who was Kakashi's master ? " one of the advisers questioned.
" The Fourth Hokage " Homura answered.
" Is that so ? If i'm not mistaken ...Jiraiya was the Fourth Hokage's master and the Third hokage was Jiraiya's master. There seems to be no problem at all is there ? Alright then i..." the Daimyō asked only to get interrupted by Danzō.
" The Third Hokage's teachings and policies is what practically destroyed Konoha. Had Konoha stood out of the affairs of Sunagakure,the Gotei 13 wouldn't attack us . This is what happens when one sympathizes with foreigners and meddles with affairs not beneficial to the village. The Third Hokage's beliefs are nothing more but bleeding heart liberal naive beliefs . That naivete throughout the ages allowed our ally, Sunagakure to betray us and allowed Orochimaru to lead a campaign to destroy Konoha. It allowed the rise of the Akatsuki and now the Gotei 13 and it allowed Sasuke, a survivor of the Uchiha to go rogue and work underground !What sort of Hokage do we need now ? ! Someone who can handle the aftermath of the destruction of the village and change the Ninja World by enforcing Ninja laws . I will become a Hokage like no other ! " Danzō ranted as he starts to win over the advisers.
" We do have a leader who's capable of all this, his name is Kakashi Hatake " Shikaku responded trying to keep Danzō from becoming Hokage.
" Face it, Kakashi might have the skills but he lacks the power needed to be Hokage , mind you i saved your team from a rampaging 6 tails " Danzō said to Shikaku staring at him.
" Is this true ? " one of the advisers asked.
" Yeah... it's true ! " Shikaku reluctantly answered.
" I made up my mind ! Danzō Shimura, i appoint you as the Sixth Hokage! " the Daimyō declared as Danzō smiles.
" Damn it ! I failed , now Konoha has another mess to deal with " Shikaku said to himself.
Meanwhile at Karakura High School
Ichigo is at the rooftop eating lunch with his friends Keigo and Mizuiro. Ichigo is still thinking about the destruction caused by his inner Hollow.
" My inner hollow is out of control. He's gotten even worse than he ever was before , to think he could eliminate an entire city with a single Cero . I never thought he could be capable of such destruction. I can't believe the destruction caused by him . I just wish all of this just goes away " Ichigo said to himself as he stares with a blank sad look on his face.
" Ichigo! " Keigo said to Ichigo waking him up.
" Uh..Keigo ! " Ichigo said to Keigo.
" Are you feeling alright ? ! " Mizuro asked.
" I'm fine, i just backed out for a second " Ichigo answered with a depressed look on his face.
" Those injuries must of taken a toll on your psyche " Keigo stated.
" Yeah, being gone from school for 2 1/2 weeks and not seeing my friends would do that to you " Ichigo replied.
" So what do you want to do after school Ichigo ? " Keigo asked.
" I got homework to make up for, i'll hang out with you guys tomorrow. We'll probably play soccer tomorrow " Ichigo answered.
" I see, good luck that ! " Mizuiro replied.
" I feel so distant from my friends ,family and my life . Even though the Soul Society made it seem i never left them, i still feel lost in my own world " Ichigo said to himself as he goes to eat lunch.
Meanwhile Hitsugaya looks around the school for hollows in his Soul form while his mod soul sits in the bathroom . However he finds no hollows and meets up with Renji, Ikkaku and Yumichika.
" The area is clear ! " Hitsugaya said to his friends.
" This is boring, i haven't seen any action all day " Ikkaku yawned while wielding his sword in his hand.
" Yeah, very uneventful ! " Yumichika replied.
" Let's be glad things are boring and not life threatening . After the hell we went through yesterday, i'm glad we have this brief period of peace " Renji stated.
" I agree with Renji, let's enjoy this moment of peace while we can " Hitsugaya replied.
Meanwhile at the bottom of the school at the courtyard . Rukia is with the other girls as well as Rangiku and Orihime.
" So you finally return from vacation ? " Michiru asked Rukia.
" Yep, me and my older brother were on a family vacation in Italy " Rukia answered .
" Where are you from ? " Tatsuki asked Rangiku.
" Ireland, i'm an exchange student from Dublin " Rangiku answered.
" You don't sound Irish ! " Tatsuki stated.
" I was raised in America ! " Rangiku replied only to be grabbed from behind.
" You're so hot ! " Chizuru cheerfully shouted as she gropes Rangiku's boobs but Rangiku grabs her .
" Looks like i have an admirer of my boobs " Rangiku replied as she knocks out Chizuru with her boobs.
" Damn she knocked out Chizuru with her boobs " Michiru said to Rangiku.
" So Rangiku, you mind we talk in private ? " Orihime asked.
" Sure Orihime ! " Rangiku answered as they go into private .
Orihime and Rangiku are in the bathroom when they talk in private about Ichigo.
" So how are things with you ? " Rangiku asked.
" Fine ! " Orihime asked.
" What about Ichigo ? " Rangiku asked again.
" Things are fine ! " Orihime answered.
" So what are your feelings of him ? " Rangiku questioned.
" I really care for him and i'll do anything to help him out " Orihime answered.
" By the way, thank you for saving my life Orihime " Rangiku said to Orihime as she hugs Orihime.
" Your welcome however, i don't know how i could bring people back from the dead, if anything i don't know who i really am anymore " Orihime stated.
" What you are is a powerful strong woman with a power hidden deep inside your heart. If you want to stand side to side by Ichigo , you must master this level of power " Rangiku said to Orihime.
" I guess you're right ! " Orihime replied.
" So tell me how much you care for Ichigo ! " Rangiku said to Orihime .
" I care for him alot , i think i might be falling in love with him " Orihime stated.
" If that's the case, i'll help you get Ichigo " Rangiku stated.
" Really, you'll do that for me ? " Orihime asked.
" I literally owe you my life , nothing else i can do could pay you off for your debt " Rangiku replied.
Meanwhile at Root Underground base
Hinata sneaks in dressed as a Root member again to go to comfort Naruto but she sees Naruto feeling sick from an unknown reason.
" Naruto, i have some lunch for you ! " Hinata said to Naruto only to see Naruto sick .
" Hi...na...ta ! " Naruto said to Hinata as vomit comes out of his mouth.
" NARUTO! " Hinata shouted as she rushes to remove the chains on him.
" I'm not feeling so well ! " Naruto stated.
" What's going on ? " Hinata asked him.
" My body, it's in pain ! " Naruto answered.
" Naruto! Byakugan ! " Hinata chanted as she uses her vision to check Naruto's body and sees a growing infection of dark red energy spreading through his body.
" ARRRGH ! " Naruto screamed in pain as he thrashes around in pain as blood starts to come out his mouth.
Hinata then hears Root members coming from Naruto's screaming.
" What's going on ? " one of the Root members asked.
" Naruto needs medical treatment " Hinata answered dressed up as a Root member .
" Take him to Lady Shizune's immediately, Hotaru's too busy healing more villagers " one of the Root members said to Hinata.
" Fine ! " Hinata replied as she carries Naruto to Shizune with 2 Root members with her.
100 miles north of Konoha
1:00 P.M. Omoi ,Karui and Samui walk to the village .
" What'll i do ? " Omoi asked his red-haired partner.
" Huhh ? " Karui answered.
" Well , you know there are alot of hot girls in Konoha,what am i supposed to if they all make confessions of to me at once ? " Omoi said to her white-haired friend.
" What the hell this has to do with our mission ? Why don't you just go out with all of them ? " Karui answered .
" But...when the time comes to leave Konoha and they say they can't bear to part with me, what'll i do ? I'd be so scared if they suggest something like a lover's suicide " Omoi stated over thinking again.
" So are you happy or scared ? What are you trying to say ? We haven't even reached Konoha yet. You're already over thinking things, that's just creepy ! " Karui shouted at him
" I'm sure you wouldn't mind a fine-looking guy with a super handsome face was hitting on you " Omoi stated.
" Why can't you just say handsome guy ? Now that you mentioned it Omoi, i will love to meet a tall hot rich ninja " Kauri stated thinking about a rich handsome ninja.
" Now who's overthinking ? That will never happen with your boobs " Omoi replied pissing off his redhead friend.
" WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF SAYING SHIT LIKE THAT HUH ? " Karui shouted as she throws a rock towards Omoi.
" Can't you be more careful ? What if that stone smashed into a boulder and it crumbles and the falling rocks hit another bigger rock and that causes an even bigger rockslide that then hits a mountain and the mountain erupts and the mountain explodes that creates a massive landslide that falls over Konoha and wipes it out " Omoi stated overthinking things yet again.
" LIKE I SAID,YOU'RE THE ONE OVERTHINKING THINGS HERE YOU FUCKING DUMBASS ! " Karui shouted.
" Enough arguing , we should be at Konoha in an hour . Let's go ! " Samui said to her team as they head out to Konoha.
Meanwhile in Konoha
Shizune finishes the prosthetic limb for Sai and is now attaching the limb to Sai's left arm socket where his left arm once was.
" That should do it , you would need 5 days for your body to get use to your limb surgery. Don't do any missions for now " Shizune said to Sai.
" Right ! " Sai replied as his left arm is in a cast while his body adapts to his new limb.
" Consider yourself lucky to have such a strong left arm . Your left arm should be stronger now than ever before " Shizune said to Sai.
" I'm at your debt Shizune and Sakura, Thank you for letting me continue to be a ninja " Sai said to them as he leaves the hospital.
" I'll hold you up to that eventually ! " Sakura replied winking at him.
" That was amazing Surgery Shizune ! " Sakura said to Shizune .
" Thank you ! " Shizune stated.
" Your welcome ! " Sakura replied.
" How's Lee's condition ? " Shizune asked him.
" He's doing better, the poison Chakra in his body has been suppressed thanks to the special bandages i put on him , it should hold out as long as Lee doesn't try to overwork his body " Sakura stated.
" Given this is Rock Lee we're talking about, that's going to be very hard ! " Shizune replied.
Suddenly Naruto is carried in by Hinata disguised as a Root member as well as 2 Root members. Naruto is sick from the dark Chakra from the aftermath of Ichigo's Getsuga Kussakuyari.
" Naruto what happened to you ? " Sakura shouted as she grabs him and puts him on the hospital bed .
" I'm feeling sick ... i don't know what's wrong with me " Naruto answered puking up some blood.
" I brought him here when he was coughing up blood " Hinata stated disguising herself as an Root member.
" He's badly hurt , his organs are damaged badly " Sakura stated as she puts her hands on the wound.
" It's the same problem Lee had earlier today ! " Shizune replied.
" What problem ? " Naruto asked.
" Lee's body was flowing with a dark poisonous Chakra from his battle with an Orange haired Shinigmai who wielded a black sword " Sakura answered.
" You mean Ichigo Kurosaki ? " Naruto asked.
" Wait , Lee fought someone that powerful ? " Sakura questioned.
" No wonder Lee was defeated. Not even my own power was enough to defeat him and i was forced to transform into that monster " Naruto explained to them.
" You seem to have took the worst of the hit. You would of died had not for your Nine Tails Chakra " Shizune stated.
" What do you mean ? " Naruto asked her.
" Your heart was pierced by a powerful sword strike straight through the heart. The drill like strike caused a massive rupture of all your vital organs and then leaked a deadly poison inside your body in the form of dark Chakra . Had not for the Nine Tails inside you, you would've died . It seems the attack 's effect had a delayed side effect due to the Nine Tails Chakra unlike Lee who felt the symptoms shortly after the attack happened " Shizune answered.
" Damn it, i would not let that happen again " Naruto stated.
" You're not giving up on being a Ninja are you ? " Sakura asked him.
" I was thinking about it before but then i changed my mind. I'll have to be the biggest fool to give up now...Once grandma Tsunade gets up, i'm going to get stronger so i can get payback for what they did to this village " Naruto explained to them.
" What made you change your mind Naruto ? " Sakura asked.
" I realized i was being a fool yesterday. Once i figured it that Jiraiya died to protect me, i'll be worse than scum to foresake what he always fought for. I'm sorry Sakura... for nearly giving up my Ninja way " Naruto answered.
" I'm glad to have the old you back, i was afraid i lost you forever " Sakura replied with tears in her eyes.
" Same here , still i have trouble forgiving myself for what i done. I shouldn't have been so reckless back there " Naruto said to Sakura.
" It's not your fault though. Just be grateful you're still one else could've survived a direct stab to the heart like that but then again you are the host of the Nine Tailed Fox " Shizune stated as she starts to to heal Naruto's wounds.
" This is going to hurt Naruto, we need to extract enough of the poison out of you so your body doesn't deteriorate and you become the Nine Tails again " Sakura said to Naruto as she straps Naruto to the bed.
" Saikan Chūshutsu (細患抽出の術Poison Extraction Jutsu) " Shizune chanted as she forms Chakra around the water in the bucket and it forms into a bubble .
" Saikan Chūshutsu (細患抽出の術Poison Extraction Jutsu)" Sakura chanted as she also forms Chakra around the water in the bucket and it forms into a bubble .
" Alright here goes nothing ! " Shizune said them as she pushes a large volume of the medicinal fluid through the incision at his chest. The fluid then draws the poison out of the chest cavity and used as a medium through which the poison is suspended and then forced out of Naruto.
" ARRRGGGH ! " Naruto shouted in pain as he screams in pain from the removal of the poison.
" Calm down Naruto !" Shizune said to Naruto trying to calm him down.
" Brace yourself Naruto ! " Sakura replied as they extract the poison out of Naruto's body . The poison comes out as a black and red flame like Chakra that is bubbly similar to a Tailed Beast Chakra.
" That's the poison ? It's moving around like it's part of the Kyuubi Chakra " Shizune stated frightened at seeing the poison. Sakura dumps the black and red Chakra into the bucket as it melts the water in the bucket.
" It's worse than Lee's condition as well as Kankurō. It's a miracle his body didn't break down from the poisonous Chakra in him . Any other person would of died in hours of this toxin and yet Naruto still stands " Sakura explained to Shizune.
" It's actually kind of a good thing Danzō has him confined . The darkness Chakra in his body has severed his Keirakukei, making difficult if not impossible for him to mold Chakra without being taken over by the tailed beast. His Keirakukei and Tenketsu need repair but the only person capable of doing that without killing Naruto is still asleep " Shizune stated as she stares at Tsunade.
" We just have to pull through for him ! " Sakura replied as the Root members walk out.
Hinata turns around to see Naruto being healed up.
" Naruto , hopefully you recover from you injuries " Hinata said to herself.
Meanwhile at Karakura High School
Ichigo is busy thinking about the events that happened yesterday while sitting in class.
" My arm hurts, so does my chest and entire body. I can still feel the pain of that attack i was hit by yesterday " Ichigo said to himself as he thinks back to Yesterday.
Yesterday
Ichigo's pov
I fought that Naruto kid and he turned out to be my toughest fight in my entire life . We stood at the opposite sides. I was in my full Vizard mask form and he was in his 3 tailed form.
" Now i'm gonna take Gaara back !" Naruto shouted as he forms a spiraling compact sphere forming a tornado around him that then forms an aura shaped like the face of the Nine Tails. Naruto's aura creates a loud bell-like screech after being formed . Naruto created four large points, making the Rasengan appear as a giant fūma shuriken, with the Rasengan in the center remaining a perfect sphere. The Rasenshuriken then turns red-orange .
" Well bring it ! " i replied as i charged up Reiatsu around me which becomes a dense black and dark blue spiral of energy that becomes an energy drill around me. I stopped twirling around my Bankai as the energy forming around my sword. My Bankai became a large energy drill i held with two hands as an aura of my Vizard mask appears over i and my eyes glew blue while my eyeballs were black.
"Getsuga Kussakuyari (月牙掘削槍 Moon Fang Drilling Lance ) " i chanted as i gathered all my power together and stood staring at Naruto.
"Fūton: Rasenshuriken (風遁・螺旋手裏剣Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken ) " Naruto chanted as he gathers all his power to attack me.
Both of us jumped at each other to attack each other coming at each other. Both attacks collide with each other. Naruto's Rasenshuriken being held in his left arm is clashing with my Getsuga Kussakuyari .The attacks form a massive 10 foot diameter sphere of energy around us as we struggle to overpower each other.
" You think you are a hero for what you're doing ? You're being used by people who you think care for you " Naruto said to me .
" Spare me the small talk ! " i replied as i poured more of my spiritual power into the attack.
" That power of yours, is the only reason they care for you. No sooner do you become stronger, your so called friends would betray you and be afraid of you " Naruto stated.
" Don't compare me to you, i'll risk my soul to protect my friends and my friends care for me " i shouted.
" That's the same thing i plan to do " Naruto shouted.
" NARUTOOOOOO! " i shouted as he comes closer towards me.
" ICHIGOOOOOO! " Naruto replied as he comes towards me.
Both attacks hit their mark and the 30 foot diameter energy bubble between the two fighters shatter as it forms into a massive explosive wave which sends rocks flying upwards into the sky.
At that moment both of our attacks hit. I hit him straight through the heart with my Tensa Zangetsu however i was hit in the heart by his Rasenshuriken. At that moment, my body was being ripped apart by needles as i felt all of them strike my body cutting me up.
"ARRGHGGHGHGHRAAHWARH !" i screamed in pain as every part of my body except my face protected by my Hollow Mask was hit. My lungs and body were bleeding out badly.
Present Day
3rd person pov
" I felt as if i was going to die in that moment . It was far more painful than anything i ever felt. Every ounce of my body felt unimaginable pain. Each of those tiny needles felt as painful as being lacerated by Byakuya's bankai. Even in my human body, i can still feel the agonizing pain. It feels as it my body has glass in it's bloodstream and it's cutting me up ...ARRAGH " Ichigo said to himself as he grunts in pain with everyone noticing Ichigo's pain.
" Ichigo, are you feeling alright ? " Miasto asked her student.
" I'm...fine ARRGH ! " Ichigo answered only to cough up blood.
" Ichigo! " Orihime shouted as she rushes over to grab him.
" Is he going to be alright ? " Keigo said to his friends panicking at the site of Ichigo collapsing.
" Teacher, permission to take Ichigo to the nurse office ? " Rukia asked the teacher.
" Sure , make sure he's okay !" Miasto answered.
" What about me ? I want to help too " Orihime asked.
" Same here ! " Chad stated.
" Ditto ! " Uryū replied.
" Sure, go ahead ! " Misato answered.
" Allow me to come with them ! " Keigo stated as he rushes out the door only to be stopped by his teacher.
" Oh no you don't, you been falling behind grades. You're not allowed out of 7th period English class " Miasto stated.
" Favoritism, Favoritism ! " Keigo shouted.
" Maybe if you're more like Uryū and Orihime, you would be allowed to leave class but since you're the worst student in the school, you need to study and make sure you don't fail your classes " Miasto scolded.
" Right ! " Keigo replied.
" Teacher, can i go ahead and check how Ichigo is doing ? " Tatsuki asked the teacher.
" Sure Tatsuki ! First finish all your classwork " Miasto answered .
" Okay then ! " Tatsuki replied as she rushes to write her classwork " Ichigo really has been feeling down on the weather lately , i want to make sure he's feeling fine but something just doesn't feel right about all this . I never heard of any human surviving a 40 MPH truck crashing into them nor do i recall Ichigo heading to school that day " Tatsuki thinks to herself.
Meanwhile Ikkaku, Yumichika ,Hitsugaya, Rangiku and Renji talk with each other about Ichigo's condition.
" He's still going through recovery ! " Hitsugaya said to Rangiku.
" Is he going to be alright Captain ? " Rangiku asked .
" He'll be fine, Unohana did say he would be feeling some side effects such as coughing up blood as his body undergoes a long, painful reconstruction of his Reiatsu Circulatory System " Hitsugaya answered.
" What if he goes into his Hollow Form again ? " Renji asked.
" Highly unlikely. As long as he's in his human body, he can't access hollow powers and therefore we're fine for now " Hitsugaya answered.
" That sucks , i want something fun to happen. I'm bored as hell " Ikkaku complained.
" Trust me, you want nothing to do with that hollow of Ichigo's. Not even Captains could fight this thing " Renji replied.
Meanwhile at Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho
Yoruichi is at bedside with Soifon holding her hand as Unohana prepares to do surgery on Soifon. Soifon is unable to move her legs from the attack she suffered from Naruto's Rasenshuriken. Her reishi flow is not working on her legs leaving her paralyzed.
" You're sure you don't need healing ? " Unohana asked Yoruichi who has a broken right leg and damaged torso.
" I don't want to be a burden to you, besides i heal fast anyways " Yoruichi answered.
Ibiki walks in to see her Captain undergo surgery and give in the progress report.
" Captain Soifon, i have everything done with the squad " Ibiki said to Soifon .
" Thanks !" Soifon replied.
" Don't worry Captain Soifon, i'll make sure no one gets in the way of progress " Ibiki said to her Captain.
" You're a strong woman , keep up the good work ! " Soifon replied as she hugs her Vice Captain .
" Soifon, i wish i can be just like you and even with you but i guess i can't hold on to your hand forever...Not like Yoruichi sensei, i wish i was just like her ...I must get stronger for myself and the good of this squad. " Ibiki said to herself as she walks away.
" Soifon are you ready for the surgery ? " Yoruichi asked her.
" Of course i am, it would suck if we can't go with each other everywhere if i was in a wheelchair and there's no way i can retain my title as the fastest Shinigami Captain currently in the Gotei 13 " Soifon answered.
" How long would the surgery take ? " Yoruichi asked.
" It would take 5 hours and the chance of success is only 65% percent " Unohana answered.
" Me and Yoruichi dealt with worse odds ! " Soifon replied.
" So what are you going to do now Yoruichi ? " Unohana asked .
" I plan to stay throughout the surgery " Yoruichi stated.
" You really do care for Soifon don't you ? " Unohana asked.
" Me and Yoruichi are inseparable " Soifon answered.
" Indeed we are , our relationship is beyond that of even a brother and sister " Yoruichi replied as she kisses her girlfriend in the mouth.
" Very well then let's begin this . Angel of mercy, divine healing of thay heavens, give me new flesh and new blood and recreate new life. Save the sinless soul who calls thay name Nikunochi Sakusei (肉の血作成 Flesh Blood Creation ) " Unohana chanted as she sends blue Reiatsu waves all over the body of Soifon and the cells inside start to reconstruct within her damaged legs .
" Hang on there Soifon ! " Yoruichi said to her girlfriend.
Konoha
2:00 P.M. The village remains in darkness as the smoke and ash clouds still loom over the sky from the destruction caused from the Konoha devastation to the entire region is so immense that the surrounding area around Konoha has become a desert like wasteland with sand like particles blowing around with the dust.
Karui, Omoi and Samui come from the north side of the city limits when they see a massive 10 mile diameter, 3 mile deep crater where Konoha once stood as well as 1.5 miles of debris around the outer rim of the crater. They are shocked to see this level of devastation to the largest city in the world.
" Impossible...It can't be ! I didn't mean to do this ! O...OH,CRAP ! I DIDN'T MEAN TO IT,REALLY..! I DIDN'T THINK A LITTLE ROCK WOULD...! " Karui panicked thinking she created the mess due to Omoi's ramblings.
" Karui what have you done ? " Omoi asked her.
" You guys didn't cause this crater. Volcanic eruptions wouldn't leave a crater of this size in the earth. This looks like a battle between two Kages and it seems like the Hokage lost big time . Let's look around for survivors " Samui explained to them only to get stopped by Konoha ninjas.
" Who are you 3 ? " one of the ninjas asked the blonde Jōunin leader.
" I'm Samui from Kumogakure . I came as a messenger for the Raikage, the leader of Kumogakure " Samui answered.
" I see, very well then follow us ! " the two ninjas said to them.
" Fine then ! " Samui replied as they walk across the ruins of Konoha.
Meanwhile at Karakura High School
Ichigo is at the nurses office being treated by Rukia's healing Kidō. They have been healing Ichigo for nearly an hour when he starts to feel better.
" Thanks Rukia ! " Ichigo said to Rukia while still in his human body.
" I wish i can heal you up Ichigo but i can't given my Shun Shun Rika has been sealed " Orihime stated.
" Don't worry about it , you helped more than enough yesterday " Uryū replied.
" Had not for you, we both would of been dead " Chad said to Orihime.
Renji and Hitsugaya suddenly appear as well as Rangiku ,Yumichika and Ikkaku in Shinigmai form.
" So how's Ichigo condition ? " Renji asked his girlfriend .
" He's stable so far . He'll need to be treated and healed every few hours " Rukia answered.
" Thanks Rukia , you're the only one here out of all of us that has any ability to heal themselves " Renji stated.
" Had not for that, Ichigo's body probably might of rejected the soul and Ichigo would be stuck in temporarily death state " Hitsugaya replied.
" Temporally death state ? " Ichigo asked.
" Basically , you would be in Soul form until your soul recovers from the damage. Given you have an Inner Hollow inside you, it's a very bad thing " Rangiku answered.
" We need backup here and i know who to call to aid this mission " Hitsugaya said to his team.
" So who are you going to get here ? " Ikkaku asked.
" Momo Hinamori and Izuru Kira ! " Hitsugaya answered.
" But Captain , they have no Captain to fill in for their Squads " Rangiku stated.
" I know however they are the best suited for this mission. Izuru's healing ability is far superior to anyone except the Vice Captain of Squad 5. He can heal Ichigo in 5- 10 minutes and Momo's Kidō skills are so high she can make powerful seals that would help combat Ichigo's inner Hollow " Hitsugaya explained to Rangiku.
" Can't we have Kisuke work on that ? " Renji questioned.
" Kisuke is injured and still recovering his wounds as well as Tessai. Momo and Izuru are our best options in this operation " Hitsugaya answered.
" Still that means we have to enlist them in this school " Yumichika stated.
" Don't worry about it, we'll just use the Kikanshinki (記換神機,Account-Replacing Spirit Device) to have them as transfer students " Hitsugaya replied happily.
" Looks like Toshiro has a crush on Momo ! " Rangiku teased.
" Shut up ! This is merely business ! " Hitsugaya replied with a blush on his face embarrassed of what Rangiku said.
" Isn't that cute Ikkaku, looks like Little Toshiro is in love " Yumichika teased.
" Yeah, Toshiro and Momo sitting in a tree K.I.S.S .I. N. G, first comes love, then comes marriage then... " Ikkaku taunted only for Toshiro to pick up Ikkaku's wooden sword and point it at him and Yumichika
" Shut up both of you before i report both of you to Unohana for disorderly conduct " Hitsugaya shouted as both of them shut up suddenly.
" Right ! " Ikkaku and Yumichika replied as they are paralyzed with fear.
" Ichigo needs some more time to rest here before we transport him back home. Rukia and Renji, you two are to remain on constant watch at all times. Since the both of you now have Bankai, you are both the first lines of defense in case an Arrancar comes. We improved the Gentei Kaijo greatly so you should be able to use Gentei Kaijo if things get too crazy " Hitsugaya explained his plan.
" So they have to stay in my house ? Why Renji though " Ichigo asked.
" Because Renji is stronger than me Ichigo, he has the most experience with Bankai between me and him " Rukia answered.
" But he only had it a month ! " Ichigo stated.
" I just gained my Bankai yesterday , besides you only had Bankai for a month as well " Rukia replied.
" Hey, hanging out with you is no walk in the park either given how stupid you can be Ichigo " Renji taunted.
" Please, you're just mad i kicked your ass ! " Ichigo stated.
" Please, i can kick your ass any day of the week ! " Renji replied as they get into their usual arguments only to get punched by Rukia .
" Stop your bickering ! " Rukia shouted pulling on both their ears.
" What about us Captain ? " Rangiku asked.
" Given Orihime's level of power and potential, Aizen would attempt to abduct her at anytime, especially with the Soul Society still recovering from yesterday's events . Given i'm the most powerful in the team given i'm a Captain, i would stay guard of her as well as you, Izuru and Momo within Orihime's house . With my power, Izuru's Wabisuke, Momo's Kidō and your Haineko, there's no way an enemy can get past our defense " Hitsugaya explained to them.
" What do we do ? " Ikkaku asked.
" You two are to live in the Asano house as you were posted to be at " Hitsugaya answered.
" No, not that crazy bitch again " Ikkaku shouted.
" I don't see the problem with her. She gives me the best hair care products " Yumichika cheerfully stated.
" Why there of all places ? " Ikkaku asked.
" Because it's the only place you guys can be enlisted and posted. You would act as the first response group by getting Orihime to the Soul Society, given your seated officers who can fight on par with a Vice Captain, it's important you get a house to keep yourselves at tip-top shape " Hitsugaya answered.
" This is bullshit ! " Ikkaku shouted.
" What about our roles ? " Chad asked.
" You and Uryū would have a difficult time fighting within the human world given unlike Shinigmai, you can be seen by humans and the given both of you have Reiatsu rivaling Captain class Shinigmai such as myself. You and Uryū have to wait until we activate Gentei Kaijo and request for the freezing perimeter which would halt any human activity and keep humans safe. Once that is all done, you would act as covering fire to Ikkaku and Yumichika as they escape with Orihime " Hitsugaya explained to the team.
" What if Orihime is abducted via Garganta ? " Ichigo asked.
" I have a special security detail for that , Kenpachi and Byakuya would be the Dangai security team " Hitsugaya answered.
" Boy you really thought this out well didn't you ? " Rangiku asked.
" Yep, in the case Ikkaku and Yumichika are facing an Espada level Arrancar and it proves too much for them. Byakuya and Kenpachi would be there to deal with them . Kenpachi's raw power and Byakuya's skills and finesse would be enough to defeat the enemy or at least buy some time until Orihime reaches the Soul Society " Hitsugaya explained to his team.
" How would we know of such an event were to happen ? " Ichigo questioned.
" Squad 12 has monitors all over the Soul Society and within the Dangai Precipice World . It's impossible for the enemy to go through undetected, if anything if things get really bad they can just send out the Kōtotsu (拘突, Wrestling-Surge), to take out the enemy " Hitsugaya answered.
" You guys can do that ? " Ichigo asked.
" The Kōtotsu (拘突, Wrestling-Surge) is the Dangai equivalent to a street sweeper. The Kōtotsu appears once every seven days to cleanse the area killing anyone and everything that makes contact with it . It's to assure that no one can loiter and take advantage of the time distortion. If the Kōtotsu touches a Zanpakutō or other spiritual weapon, the user and weapon are trapped, since the Kōtotsu's body is flowing with the Kōryū current. Normally a victim would have been blown away in increments of 100 years and die, as their body would not have been able to keep up with the rapid flow of time, the only way one can destroy this cleaner is one had a spiritual power 10 times higher than myself or any other Shinigmai Captain " Hitsugaya explained to Ichigo.
" What if the enemy is Kage level or Vasto Lorde level ? " Uryū asked.
" If the chance the Kōtotsu is destroyed, we have Captain Unohana as the last line of defense. She has agreed to eliminate any Kage level Shinobi or Vasto Lorde Arrancar . Her fighting skills are unmatched by virtually anyone with the exception to the Captain Commander. Even Shunsui and Ukitake can't match her in combat " Hitsugaya stated.
" I can see why they call you a child genius , you really thought of everything through Toshiro " Ichigo said to Hitsugaya.
" I'm not a kid and that's Captain Hitsugaya to you Kurosaki ! " Hitsugaya replied.
" Ichigo should be better now ! " Rukia stated as she finishes with the healing.
" Very well then, we must make sure there isn't a margin of error in our plan. We didn't spend all that time erasing peoples memories about Ichigo's absence from school and planted the cover up story of his injuries for nothing. We need to all run a practice drill until Ichigo recovers and we transport him back home " Hitsugaya said to his colleagues but little did they know Tatsuki was listening into their conversation.
" Erase people's memories ...Ichigo's absence from school.. those black robes with those swords... What does this all mean ? " Tatsuki thinks to herself as she recalls the events that happened this morning.
Earlier Today
Kisuke and Yoruichi travel around the town brainwashing all the people close to Ichigo for the next few minutes until they arrive at the final house. Tatsuki's house which is right next to the Kurosaki Clinic 200 meters north. Yoruichi taps her on the shoulder but is surprised to see Tatsuki being able to see her.
" Who are you ? What are you doing in my house ? " Tatsuki shouted at Yoruichi.
" You can see me ? " Yoruichi asked.
" Of course i can.. you're one of those ... " Tatsuki answered but before she can do anything ,she passes out from Kisuke's Kikanshinki .
" Looks like she wasn't a superhuman but rather a human who gained a small amount of spiritual power from being near Ichigo " Kisuke stated.
" Damn it ! Ichigo needs to control his Reiatsu better ! " Yoruichi replied.
" Ichigo's identity is safe from now, no one would suspect him of having a double life " Kisuke said to Yoruichi.
" Indeed,we don't need his friends worrying about him ! " Yoruichi replied as they both head out of the house.
Present Day
" What is this double life you live Ichigo ? " Tatsuki thinks to herself as she goes to come inside.
Meanwhile they hear Tatsuki coming inside.
" We got company ! " Hitsugaya said to the team.
"Quick wake up the nurse " Rangiku said to Orihime.
" Right ! " Orihime replied as she taps the nurse on the shoulders.
" Good thing we're in soul from otherwise we can be seen " Renji stated.
" And it would compromise the mission ! " Rangiku replied.
" Either way, let's get moving " Hitsugaya said to them as they jump out the window and walk on the air out while Rukia goes back into her Gigal form .
Tatsuki walks in to see the nurse treating Ichigo .
" Is Ichigo alright ? " Tatsuki asked them.
" He's fine ! " the nurse answered.
" He should be cleared for Gym class right now " Orihime stated.
" It's a good thing he's alright ! " Tatsuki replied as she hugs Ichigo.
" Let's head out to Gym !" Uryū stated.
" Right ! " Chad replied as they all head out to Gym.
" I don't get it Ichigo, why do you tell me about your double life yet Uryū, Chad and even Orihime know about it ? " Tatsuki asked herself as she walks with them.
Meanwhile Zetsu appears out of the school walls after everyone left the room.
" It seems like the Shinigmai still can't detect us even at a close distance " White Zetsu said to his black counterpart.
" What do you expect, our Kagerō is impossible to detect " Black Zetsu replied.
" We must wait until Inoue regains her powers ,then we would give Madara the signal to attack " White Zetsu stated.
" Right! Let's get out of here ! " Black Zetsu replied as they sink back into the ground.
Meanwhile at the Akatsuki Hideout
Madara is sitting with Aizen playing chess for each other. They are both evenly matched and both are close to a checkmate on each other.
" Your move Aizen ? " Madara said to Aizen.
" No you make your move !" Aizen replied.
Both them see an Garganta open up and Zetsu come out of it .
" So you came back already ? " Aizen asked Zetsu.
" Yep, we have intel of the enemy plan and strategy to protect Orihime Inoue and Ichigo Kurosaki " Zetsu answered.
" Has Orihime reawakened her powers ? " Madara asked .
" Not yet , we'll continue to keep an eye on her " Black Zetsu stated.
" Right , inform us when she fully recovers, once that happens, we will attack Karakura Town " Aizen explained to Zetsu.
" I wonder what the clone of me is doing right now ? " Madara asked Zetsu.
" He's hanging out with Deidara being an idiot " Zetsu answered.
" Well he's keeping my cover behind the scenes , excellent " Madara replied.
" Well our special clone Jutsu Narikawari ( 成りかわり Body Substitution Jutsu ) creates an exact copy of anyone i ever touched, down to their Chakra. However, it will not be strong enough to fight an extended battle, so its primary purpose is to function as a diversion" Zetsu explained to Madara.
Meanwhile somewhere in the Ninja World
Deidara and Tobi are busy hanging out with each other walking across the countryside hundreds of miles from Konoha.
" Look at that , senpai ! That place has dangos ! Let's take a small break ! We've been walking for like forever looking for dangos, i'm totally beat " Tobi said to Deidara.
" Like hell you are ! " Deidara replied within an annoyed tone to his voice as he sits down on a porch with Tobi.
" This is great ! " Tobi cheerfully stated.
" Seriously, you're such a carefree guy ! " Deidara said to his goofy friend.
" But senpai, we're suppose to be relaxing and taking it easy " Tobi stated.
" You're always this annoying ! " Deidara replied.
After waiting for a while , the duo get there dangos.
" Here you go. The dangos are done ! " an old lady said to them.
" YEAHAHAHAEAH ! Those dangos look delicious ! " Tobi cheerfully stated as he grabs the dangos.
" You're really into those dangos aren't you ? " Deidara asked .
" Let's have a taste ! Time to eat ! " Tobi said to Deidara as he removes his mask and faces Deidara.
" What the hell does he look like underneath that mask of his ? " Deidara said to himself.
" It's so delicious ! This sauce is great ! Not too sweet ! Not too salty ! This is perfect ! " Tobi stated as he puts back his mask om
" Why do you wear a mask ? " Deidara asked him.
" Sorry can't tell you !" Tobi answered.
" Whatever ! " Deidara replied.
" Senpai, Senpai ! " Tobi said to Deidara as he uses the wooden pick and points a clay pig sculpture .
" What is it Tobi ? " Deidara asked.
" Look! Look ! " Tobi answered pointing at the sculpture.
" Hmmm ! " Deidara grunted.
" That's exactly like your artwork, isn't it ? Could it be that your works of art are...a cheap rip off ? " Tobi taunted.
" Did you just compare my beautiful artwork to that piece of shit artwork ? YOU MOTHERFUCKER ! " Deidara shouted in anger as he pulls out his clay bombs.
" Yikes, Deidara senpai is mad, gonna run! " Tobi shouted as he canonically runs from his senpai.
" I'll blast you straight to hell ! " Deidara shouted as he throws a bomb at Tobi causing Tobi to be comically launched into the air from the explosion.
" AGGGGHRH! Tobi is blasting off again ! " Tobi shouted as he parodies the comically Team Rocket defeat animation.
Konoha
2:30 P.M. Samui and her team walk 6 miles from the northern gate around the village ruins. They see nothing but shattered concrete, splintered wood, broken pipes and other debris. Not a single building remains within the ruins as howling winds blow around the area as the village is engulfed in darkness. They see only a sea of tents and construction vehicles digging through the debris as they see devastation everywhere.
People are grieving over the death of their love ones . Children are clutching on to their parents scared to come outside , the elderly are struggling to fight the cold temperatures and harsh environment they're in and people are rationing food and supplies
" What happened here ? " Karui asked one of the ninjas.
" We were attacked by the Soul Society yesterday and they unleashed one of the Tailed Beasts they captured to blow up this entire village " one of the ninjas answered.
" Explains the widespread devastation around the village as well as the fact there were no guards in the village gates and why is the village in ruins " Samui said to her team.
" We're working to regroup as quickly as possible to strengthen our defenses and rebuild this village " one of the ninjas stated.
" What a depressing site ! " Omoi stated.
" Those Tailed Beasts leveled the village. Naruto is to blame as well for turning tailed beast form " one of the ninjas replied.
" Hey, had not for him, we would of all died. It was the Nine Tails that drove back the 10 Tails "another ninja stated.
" Mind you it's Naruto's fault for these guys coming here and attacking us, he should never be a ninja " one of the ninjas said to his comrade.
" He's the very reason why this village isn't taken over by the Soul Society " another ninja replied.
" Yeah, there's nothing left to take over " the other ninja shouted.
" Enough arguing, you guys need to take me to the Hokage " Samui said to them.
" What do you want with the Hokage ? " one of the ninjas asked.
" I'm here to deliver a letter to Lady Tsunade on the behalf of the Raikage " Samui answered.
" So it wasn't my fault ? " Kauri thinks to herself .
" I guess your stone wasn't the cause of this " Omoi said to Karui.
" Idiot ! " Karui replied as she hits him with a concrete slab .
Meanwhile Shizune and Sakura finish healing Naruto of all his wounds. Naruto has been fully healed from the immediate effects of the poison but the poison still remains inside of him .
" You need to treat him everyday by bringing him to us " Shizune said to Hinata disguised as a Root member.
" Right ! " Hinata replied.
" Just be careful ...Hinata " Shizune said to Hinata figuring out the disguise.
" How did you know ? " Hinata asked removing the mask.
" Hinata, why did you disguise yourself as a Root member ? " Sakura asked her.
" She did it to comfort me ! " Naruto answered.
" You can get in serious trouble for this Hinata " Shizune stated.
" I know and i don't care , Naruto doesn't deserve to be held prisoner for trying to defend this village much less for the rest of his life " Hinata replied.
" We sympathize with you Hinata but there's nothing we can do. We need to wait until Lady Tsunade recovers and then Naruto would be free " Sakura stated.
" Still Naruto deserves better treatment than what he got " Hinata replied.
" Calm down Hinata,everything is going to be okay " Naruto said to her.
" But Naruto ! " Hinata stated.
" Quick, someone's coming, Hinata put on your disguise " Sakura said to Hinata.
" Right ! " Hinata replied as she puts back her disguise.
Samui walks into the room looking for the Hokage who's resting in a bed next to where Kakashi is sleeping.
" May i speak to the Hokage ? " Samui asked.
" Who are you ? You don't look like you're from this village " Shizune asked.
" The name is Samui , Jōunin from Kumogakure . I have a message from the Raikage that needs to be given to her immediately " Samui answered.
" You came at the worst possible time. Lady Tsunade is in a coma right now " Shizune replied.
" You mean one of the Legendary Sannin were defeated ? This is bad " Samui stated.
" I'm the Adjutant of the Hokage, so i will accept the letter on her behalf " Shizune stated.
" If it's uncertain when she'll regain consciousness,someone must read the letter and give me a reply ! The Raikage cannot wait, the deadline to the letter is Friday the 28th " Samui stated.
" That's 3 days from now, i'm not sure if.. " Shizune said to Samui but is interrupted by the sound of a cane hitting the ground as Danzō uses it to step forward and come towards them.
" That woman you see in the bed is no longer the Hokage , i'm the new Hokage of this village " Danzō said to everyone.
" It can't be ..Has Danzō finally seized power " Shizune said to herself.
" This is bad ! " Sakura said to herself as well.
" I'll take a look at the letter " Danzō said to Samui as he looks at the letter.
" You can't be Hokage, Lady Tsunade is... " Sakura shouted at Danzō but is interrupted by the elder.
" Half past dead, she's useless at her current state and is no longer a use to this village as Hokage " Danzō stated.
" Take that back you .. " Sakura shouted only to be grabbed by Shizune.
" Calm down, you don't want to mess with someone like him " Shizune said to Sakura as Danzō reads his letter.
" I see , the Kage summit meeting. Guess the Gotei 13 has attacked multiple villages across the world and stolen most of the Tailed Beasts " Danzō stated.
" So they made their move ! " Naruto stated which has Danzō notice him.
" What is the Nine Tails doing out of his prison cell ? " Danzō asked Shizune and Sakura.
" He was feeling sick , we needed to treat him " Shizune answered.
" You fool, by releasing him from his cage , you threaten the stability of this village" Danzō stated.
" Naruto's not an animal, he doesn't deserve to be caged ! " Sakura replied.
" You're a fool just like your teacher . It's your naive beliefs that lead to the destruction of this village. Naruto should've never been allowed to become a ninja . Because of that and the Third Hokage's teachings of diplomacy and other liberal crap like that, this village was destroyed" Danzō ranted.
" How about you tell the people you plan to kill Sasuke " Naruto shouted.
" You think i'll be ashamed of killing that brat " Danzō laughed.
" You can't kill Sasuke ! " Sakura yelled at Danzō.
" He's a threat to his village and everyone around him. He's a Rogue Shinobi, any other village would've killed him for sure but given that whore of a Hokage was busy caring more about her gambling debts and getting pissed drunk with a bunch of lecherous men, she let the Rogue Ninja escape capture and now he poses a threat to the village now he's on Orochimaru's side on his own free will " Danzō explained to them only to get Naruto at his face.
" I won't let you touch Sasuke, Sasuke is my friend and the only one who can bring him back is me. I'll never give up trying to bring him back alive , and i won't let you kill him " Naruto said to Danzō.
" I must say, you recovered alot from yesterday but don't worry about Sasuke, worry about that Tailed Beast inside you. You're nothing more but a weapon of mass destruction " Danzō stated.
" I' don't care what you call me , mark my words. I will bring Sasuke back and i will be Hokage one day " Naruto replied.
" Riveting speech, too bad you would forever be in prison. Guards " Danzō said to his two men as they handcuff Naruto.
" You can't keep him caged like a rat forever , he needs to he healed on a daily basis " Shizune stated.
" As long as Naruto is alive, i care nothing for his sickness besides he's a demon. Demons heal far faster than humans, a little sickness isn't going to stop him " Danzō explained to Shizune.
" But Lord Danzō.. " Shizune stated only to be cut off once again.
" I have no time for your games , i have business to tend to as the Hokage of this village " Danzō replied as he walks Naruto with 3 root guards. Hinata is disguised with one of them.
" Damn it , hopefully Lady Tsunade wakes up soon. I can't think of anything worse than being trapped in jail forever while not being able to save your best friend " Naruto thinks to himself as he is escorted back to the underground lair
" Lord Danzō, where are you heading towards ? " one of the Root members asked.
" To my tent to make preparations to leave Konoha soon " Danzō answered.
" What an asshole ! " Sakura said to Shizune.
" That's Danzō to you ! " Shizune replied.
" Just what is that guy's deal ? " Sakura questioned.
" I don't know, in fact not much is known about the true motives of Root . I wish i can help but i can't " Shizune answered.
" Well i plan to find out, if i get enough dirt on him, he'll be forced to retire as Hokage and we can have Tsunade back " Sakura stated.
" Good luck on that ! " Shizune replied.
" Still my question is how skilled is Hinata with suppressing her Chakra and how did you notice her ? " Sakura answered.
" It was a strand of her hair and her figure that give away the disguise but given how well Hinata could hide herself, she's almost like a ghost " Shizune answered.
Meanwhile at Orochimaru's hideout
Kabuto and Orochimaru talk about Konoha's destruction .
" Did you heard the news ? " Kabuto asked.
" What news ? " Orochimaru questioned.
" Konoha was wiped out in a powerful explosion by the Soul Society " Kabuto answered.
" I see, looks like the Soul Society has done me a giant favor , Konoha has been a thorn on my side for such a long time " Orochimaru stated.
" It gets even better, It turns out that Jiraiya and Tsunade are dead from the explosion " Kabuto said to Orochimaru.
" This is good news, now the village has no Kage " Orochimaru replied.
" This is especially good news, the Soul Society and the Akatsuki are working together to steal Tailed Beasts from the 5 nations, So far they have all the Tailed beasts except Naruto. This has propelled the 5 Great Nations to gather together in the Kage summit and plan to go to war on the Soul Society " Kabuto explained to Orochimaru.
" This is even better, while the Shinobi fight the Shinigmai, i grow stronger by the moment . Soon , Sasuke would be mine and i would have the power to take over the entire world . With the Sannin out of the way, there would be no one left to fight me as an equal in Konoha and i would use my new powers to take down Konoha " Orochimaru laughed before coughing.
" There's still the matter of Danzō , he's still a threat to you as well as the 3 remaining Kages " Kabuto stated.
" That won't be a problem, with the power of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan combined with my power , not even all the Kages combined could beat me " Orochimaru replied.
Meanwhile at the Captain Commander's office.
Yamamoto is briefed by Sasakibe about Hitsugaya's request.
" He's requested lieutenant Hinamori and Kira to aid his mission " Sasakibe said to Yamamoto.
" What reason would he need them ? " Yamamoto asked.
" Hinamori is needed for seal making against the Hollow inside Kurosaki and Izuru is needed for healing in the place of Inoue " Sasakibe answered.
" I see but their Squads have no Captains actively watching over the Squad " Yamamoto stated only to hear someone come into the room.
" No need to worry about that , we'll act as temporarily Captains and Vice Captains given how short-handed you guys are " Shinji said to old man Yama.
" Hirako ? What brings you here ? " Yamamoto asked.
" Kisuke briefed us on the fact the Gotei 13 needs some assistance and we came to help out " Hiyori answered wearing her Vice Captain's outfit .
" I can't reinstate you guys into the Gotei 13 until Central 46 reforms it's council by the beginning of November " Yamamoto stated.
" We know that, we're not here forever , we're here to fill in until Ichigo recovers " Shinji replied.
" We are going to take over the Captain and lieutenant spots for a while until everything returns to normal " Kensei said to Yamamoto.
" Is that so ? " Yamamoto asked.
" Kensei and Mashiro will temporarily run Squad 10 in Captain Hitsugaya and his Lieutenants place ,Me and Hiyori would run Squad 5 while Momo is gone and Rose and Lisa would run things in Squad 3 while Izuru are gone. Love and Hachigen are posted back in the World of the living to act as backup in case things get ugly down there " Shinji explained to the head Captain.
" Very well then , given how bad the shape of the Gotei 13 is, i would grant you the request however no sooner Kurosaki has been cleared, you are to wait until Central 46 reforms in order to pass you case why you should be allowed in the Gotei 13 again " Yamamoto stated.
" That sounds fine with me ! " Shinji replied.
" Very well then ! Sasakibe, tell Hitsugaya that his request has been approved and that Hinamori and Kira are now part of the mission " Yamamoto said to his Vice Captain.
" Okay ! " Sasakibe replied.
Meanwhile somewhere in the Ninja World
Itachi and Kisame are sitting at a pier within a lake reflecting on recent events.
" Looks like Konoha was leveled by the Soul Society " Kisame said to Itachi who is wiping blood out of his eye.
" It seems so ! " Itachi replied as he coughs up blood.
" Have you been taking your medicine ? " Kisame asked.
" It's hard to swallow that medicine, it has a rather bitter taste to it " Itachi answered.
" I have a question about you Itachi " Kisame said to Itachi.
" What is it Kisame ? " Itachi asked.
" I know you been stalling the Akatsuki and looking over Konoha because of your deal with Danzō and that you plan to take Sasuke's eyes and obtain his own Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. My question is what you plan to do now ? " Kisame asked.
" Konoha's destruction was inevitable,there's nothing i could do about it . If anything , this would only add fuel to the fire and provoke Sasuke into attacking me even more " Itachi answered.
" Are you planning to betray the Akatsuki ? " Kisame questioned.
" Nope, there's no point to do so anyways. I have no real motive to go back to the village that doesn't want me " Itachi replied.
" What if you're asked to do something against your wishes ? " Kisame asked.
" I wiped out my clan, there's nothing worse i can do . Also assuming i do betray the Akatsuki, do you plan to stop me ? " Itachi questioned.
" That's a good question, i'm committed to making sure the world is free from the world of lies . I plan to do anything to achieve that dream, even if it means killing a good friend of mines " Kisame answered.
" My question is what if you're the one being lied to ? " Itachi asked.
" Good point, i guess i might betray them too . Sorry for questioning your loyalty " Kisame replied.
" My goal is to fight Sasuke, nothing more , nothing less. I have no concern for anything besides killing Sasuke and have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan . Once i have that, then my life goal would be complete " Itachi explained to Kisame as he casts a fish on his fishing rod.
" Well spoken Itachi, we're cool right ? " Kisame questioned.
" Indeed ! " Itachi replied.
Meanwhile in an underground black market
Hidan and Kakuzu are bringing another body into a secret Bounty station which is a remote 3 story building within the countryside somewhere within the Land of Fire hundreds of miles away from is carrying the corpse of Yugito after
" Damn it, where the hell are you going ? " Hidan asked his partner.
" To the bathroom ! " Kakuzu answered.
" Ugh...Fine, wait up ! " Hidan replied as they head into the building and they go into the public bathroom where they arrive at one of the urinal stations. Kakuzu taps on the wall in one of the urinal stalls.
" Open sesame ! " Kakuzu chanted as he taps the wall as the wall opens up revealing a secret passageway.
" What the fuck is this ? " Hidan asked.
" This is the exchange point ! " Kakuzu answered.
" Why the holy goddamn black magic fuckery did they pick a fucking bathroom ? " Hidan shouted.
" Follow me Kakuzu ! " the man said to them as they walk downstairs to carry the body down to the exchange point .
" Here's the money ! " the guy said to Kakuzu as he hands him the money.
" Make it quick, will you ? " Hidan grunted.
" You seem to got a Jōunin from Kumogakure , not just any Jōunin from Kumogakure. You managed to get Yugito Nii, the famous jinchūriki of the Two-Tails" the bounty collector stated.
" Wasn't easy but was well worth the effort !" Kakuzu replied.
" This woman is easily worth 30,000,000 ryō ( $ 3,000,000 U.S Dollars ) looks like you had some fun with her before she died" the collector stated.
" She was a good catch ! " Kakuzu replied.
" I wish you were more gentle with your female bounties, last one you brought me, i couldn't use her intestines to harvest for organ donation " the collector said to Kakuzu.
" What can i say, i'm a bit agressive ! Have any new bounties for me Zangei ? " Kakuzu asked.
" We got some rumors that a few members of the Guardian Shinobi 12 survived the war and were last seen within 40 miles of the northern border " Zangei explained to them.
" I see, who are these survivors ? " Kakuzu asked.
" Kazuma the leader of the group , Fudō , the strong-arm of the group, Fuen the strategist and trap expert of the group and Fuka the Vixen of the group " Zangei answered.
" I see , these are all opposition to the Hokage in the war 13 years ago . I thought they all died " Kakuzu smiled.
" Each of the group is at least worth 10,000,000 ryō ( $ 1,000,000 U.S Dollars ) " Zangei stated.
" That's enough to make up for the lost of 4 valuable bounties yesterday " Kakuzu replied happily.
" Ah yes , the bounties of Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy " Zangei said to Kakuzu.
" Yuhi is worth 17,500,000 , Asuma is worth 35,000,000 , Gai is worth 45,000,000 and Kakashi is worth 50,000,000 . Such a shame they most likely died from the explosion that happened yesterday " Kakuzu stated.
" Goddamn it Kakuzu ! This place reeks ! Can't we leave this shit hole now ? " Hidan complained.
" Hang on Hidan. I need to count the money " Kakuzu replied as he counts the money in the case.
" Damn it ! I can't tell whether the stench is the piss and shit or that fucking rotting corpse or that dirty fucking money . Regardless, i can't stand that fucking smell. I feel like i'm going to die here " Hidan whined.
" Quit your whining Hidan , you're making me lose my concentration " Kakuzu replied.
" I'm going back outside, it's like a fucking gas chamber here " Hidan said to Kakuzu as he walks away from the Bounty Station.
" So you plan to bring them back dead ? " Zangei asked.
" 40 million ryo is alot of money , i refuse to let such a bounty get away " Kakuzu answered.
" I look forward to your next capture ,sir . You should ditch your partner , that man seems to be beyond the influence of money " Zangei said to Kakuzu.
" He's definitely uninterested in money , but there''s a good reason why he's the only person... who can be my partner " Kakuzu stated.
" And that would be ? " Zangei asked.
" Everyone of my previous partners died . The second i have a problem with someone, i lose it it and kill them however he's the only man i can't kill " Kakuzu replied as he walks away with Zangei sweating in fear.
Meanwhile Hidan is sitting on the stairs waiting for Kakuzu .
" Damn that Kakuzu. I spent all of 5 minutes in that shithole and my clothes get soaked in that stink " Hidan said to himself .
" Let's get going Hidan " Kakuzu said to Hidan.
"About damn time. The only thing i hate worse than you and your fucking money is the combination of, shit ,puke piss and rotting bodies combined " Hidan replied as they both walk away to find their next bounties.
Karakura High School
3:00 P.M. School ends as everyone comes out of the High School . Ichigo is being walked home by Rukia and Renji.
" So Ichigo are you feeling better? " Rukia asked.
" Yeah, i'm fine . So is Renji staying in my house tonight ? " Ichigo asked.
" Nah, i'm going to be at Kisuke's place for the night given there's no space to sleep in " Renji answered.
" Don't you need to stay guard of him ? Hitsugaya gave us orders " Rukia questioned.
" Anti no way i'm sharing a bed with a guy " Renji answered.
" Last thing i need is people thinking i'm gay for you again Renji " Ichigo replied.
" Hey, you didn't make it any better telling me to take it off " Renji stated.
" I meant your Gigal idiot, anti no way i'll ever do that with a guy but i can't blame you for wanting me " Ichigo taunted.
" Please you threw yourself on me , admit it Ichigo, you're gay for me and i don't blame you given how buff i am " Renji replied.
" Please as if i would be interested in any guy much less a guy with a receding hairline " Ichigo stated as he points at Renji's hair.
" Wait! This isn't receding, i make my hair look like this on purpose " Renji shouted.
" Yeah right Renji, and i'm as bald as Ikkaku " Ichigo replied.
" What was that Kurosaki ? " Ikkaku shouted as he jumps between Ichigo and Renji.
" What the hell are you doing here ? " Renji asked.
" I was heading to where i was staying over when i heard one of you call me bald " Ikkaku explained to them.
" Yeah, you're bald . I just said it ! " Ichigo replied.
" Those sound like fighting words , care to fight ? " Ikkaku asked them.
" I don't need my Shinigmai powers to kick your ass " Ichigo answered.
" Bring it on ! " Renji replied as they are all about to fight only to get smacked by Rukia with a fan.
" Idiots, stop clowning around and let's get going , don't you guys do anything but fight all the time ? " Rukia asked them.
Yumichika arrives to grab Ikkaku.
" Come Ikkaku , we need to get going to our house for now " Yumichika said to Ikkaku.
" Ah man , i don't want to go there yet ! " Ikkaku replied.
" Whatever then, we'll just hang around looking for some hollows to fight " Yumichika stated.
" Fine then, i need something to do after a boring day like today " Ikkaku replied as he walks with Yumichika to find hollows.
Meanwhile Tatsuki and Orihime are about to head out only to see Rangiku come towards her and hug her.
" Hey Orihime !" Rangiku said to Orihime.
" Hi Rangiku ! " Orihime replied as she hugs Rangiku.
" Just who are you exactly ? " Tatsuki asked Rangiku.
" I'm the new girl at school , Rangiku Matsumoto " Rangiku answered.
" You don't mind if she hangs out with us in karate class do you ? " Orihime asked.
" Fine , she seems okay ! " Tatsuki answered as they head to Tatsuki's karate class.
Meanwhile at Konoha
Sai and Danzō talk about leading the group while Danzo prepares to head out of the village.
" Looks like you won't be coming along the Kage Summit or the mission to find Orochimaru Sai " Danzō said to his student.
" Sorry Lord Danzō, i fucked up badly in our last mission " Sai replied.
" Don't blame yourself kid, you performed well on in the battlefield however even the best like myself had trouble surviving the Shinigmai . It's ashame that Fu and Torune are unable to join us " Danzō stated.
" At least they died as ninjas protecting the village " Sai responded.
" That brings the matter of Orochimaru , he's no doubt a threat to this village however i need him alive at least to restore the damage done to my left arm . Once that is done, we will dispose of him " Danzō explained to the other Root members.
" We would need to assistance of Anko from ANBU to find Orochimaru " one of the Root members said to Danzō.
" I see , very well then. Terai and Dajimu, you would go with Anko's group and find Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha, once you have found his location, dispose of that harlet " Danzō said to his men.
" Lord Danzō, wouldn't an assassination of one of our own Special Jōunin risk your chances of becoming Hokage ?" Sai asked.
" Anko's a rat from Orochimaru. Besides yesterday's rampage in her level 2 curse mark form did damage to her name and reputation, she's almost as hated as the Nine Tails. Killing her would earn us some more political points if it was to ever leak, regardless this is still a stealth mission . You must make her death look like she was killed by Orochimaru or Kabuto " Danzō explained to his men.
" Any other reason you want her dead Lord Danzō ? " another one of his men asked.
" She'll probably spill the beans about Root once Kabuto inevitably blows my cover . That man might know about my connection to Orochimaru , Kabuto has all the research data from Orochimaru's human experiments including the information of my right arm and right eye . If Anko gets information like that and learns the dealing Root has made, then this organization is doomed as well as the chances of this village recovering at this time of crisis " Danzō explained to his men .
"Are you sure we can take someone like her on in a head on fight ? We're talking about the same woman who made Chūnin at age 12 and was trained by Orochimaru, had not for her limiting her own skills, she'll be as powerful as Kakashi " one of the root members asked.
" You two are the top three Special Jōunin in my organization . Terai ,your skills with Genjutsu are top-notch and being a former member of the Yuhi clan, you are almost in the same league as Kurenai Yuhi and Dajimu, being a side member of the Hyūga branch, you process some of the finest Taijutsu and your own unique form of Gentle Fist. You two can take on 5 special Jōunin together " Danzō explained to them.
" We won't let you down ! " Terai and Dajimu replied.
" Everyone else is free to go ! " Danzō commanded.
" Right ! " all the Root members replied as they head out except for Sai , Hotaru and Hyō.
" Sai, i count on you to stay in the village and make sure no bleeding hearts come after the Nine Tails to set him free , understood " Danzō stated.
" Right ! " Sai replied.
" Hotaru, Hyō, the two of you would be replacements to Fū and Torune " Danzō said to two Root members.
" We can never equal those two legends " Hotaru stated.
" Those two were the strongest in Root " said a man with black spiky hair .
" You guys might not have the strength of the last two but it's enough to make the both of you Jōunin level. In the Kage summit, we need to bring 2 Jōunin level bodyguards to the summit . You two are the top 3 and 4 of the organization only below Fū and Torune but above even Sai's ability. Mask are forbidden in the Kage summit . Remove them " Danzō said to his men as they remove their masks.
Hotaru reveals himself as well as Hyō. Hyō is wearing a Black flak jacket with black paints and has the facial structure similar to Shikamaru.
" You're sure we can live up to Fū and Torune ? " Hotaru asked
" In the 7 years you been here, there wasn't a single person more helpful than you. It was because of your healing abilities, you were able to keep most of the members alive ,you were also known as the strong-arm and yielded incredible strength as well as healing and was a master of Lightning Style and Taijutsu. Hyō, you were known as the blood sword of the Fire in the 6 years you were in this organization, no one could match your Kenjutsu fighting style or your speed " Danzō explained to the group as he puts on his Hokage hat and outfit.
" Guess we need to start packing things up then " Hyō stated.
" Please do so ! " Danzō replied as the two men walk out and Tera walks out leaving Sai alone.
" So what to do now ? " Sai asked.
" Keep an eye for Tera, something isn't right with her " Danzō answered.
" What do you mean ? " Sai stated.
" She was absent during a major meeting within Root, she's known for perfect attendance and even has a bit of a crush on me . I have a bad feeling she might be dead and that a spy has assumed her identity, do an extensive background check on her . Make sure she passes her test as an Root member, if she's an impostor, then dispose of her " Danzō said to Sai.
" What if she turns out to be a Konoha spy sent to spy on you by the Hokage and her assistant ? " Sai asked.
" It makes no difference either way, Root's secrets are to be protected at all cost even it means killing our own " Danzō answered but then he starts to cough blood.
" Lord Danzō ! " Sai shouted.
" Damn it, he's sick ! " Hotaru stated.
" I'm fine ! " Danzō replied.
" The overuse of Izanagi and Wood Style has put a strain on your body, you need treatment " Hotaru stated.
" Damn it, more delay ! " Danzō replied.
Meanwhile Samui walks back to her subordinates and sees conflict among the villagers . The villagers are divided over the issue of Naruto's captivity.
" Naruto's a thug, a brat who is too naive and dangerous to be a ninja " one of the villagers said to another.
" Are you kidding me , had not for him we would of been taken over by the Akatsuki and Soul Society " another villager replied.
" Shut up ! He's the reason this village is gone " one of the villagers shouted.
" No you shut up! He's a true hero. He deserves to become our Hokage " one of the villagers stated.
" He's a monster, he's nothing like Danzō who would fight to protect this village " one of the villagers replied before the opposing side throws a punch at the other and brawl breaks out. Samui draws her blade and creates a non lethal airburst which knocks back the brawlers.
" Enough you guys, you need to resolve your conflicts through words and not fists " Samui said to them as they all stop fighting.
Karui and Omoi arrive to meet up with Samui.
" So looks like the Hokage got the message from the Raikage " Samui stated.
" Now it's the matter of finding those bastards who kidnapped Killer Bee " Karui stated.
" We don't even know whether Killer Bee is alive or dead . We need to find the Akatsuki hideout! " Omoi said to his Jōunin boss.
" Unacceptable , i don't approve of the mission ! " Samui replied.
" Why ? " Karui asked.
" It's obvious we stand no chance against the Akatsuki. They're powerful enough to kidnap Killer Bee and my sister Yugito. Two Special Jōunin and a Jōunin aren't even close to matching the power of two Tailed Beasts. Besides, we don't even know how many hideouts the Akatsuki has ,where do we even start ? Not to mention the Gotei 13 is also involved in this operation and look at the effect they done to this village. Do you seriously think we can last 5 minutes against such a powerful army by ourselves ? " Samui explained to the two.
" I guess you have a point, i didn't think if it that way " Karui stated.
" Yeah against such odds, we would get crushed " Omoi replied.
" We need to get intel about the Akatsuki, that comes first ! We cannot repeat what happened to my older sister . We'll take the intel we've gathered directly to Lord Raikage ! Karui, Omoi, let's head out " Samui said to her colleagues.
Sunagakure
3:30 P.M. Baki and his students prepare to head out of the village. Baki has been made temporarily Hokage and heads out with Temari and Kankurō . The village has managed to remain stable thanks to Baki's leadership skills and experience as a ninja. Temari is wearing a mesh armor vest underneath a sleeveless, purple dress with a purple blouse over it, a purple sash around her waist, hand warmers and leg guards.
Kankurō 's face-paint has changed back to the cross-like design and had a new design with a line going across his eyes and a T-shaped design below his upper lip. Baki is wearing the Kazekage outfit with his standard clothes.
" You're late Kankurō ! " Temari said to Kankurō .
" Sorry about that! Assembling my puppets took longer than i expected ! " Kankurō replied.
" Come on we need to get going, we have a massive conference to attend, hopefully we can rescue Gaara with the help of the other villages " Baki said to his students.
" Hopefully you bring back the Kazekage and have a safe journey " one of the villagers said to the trio.
" Lord Kankurō, Lady Temari...We're counting on you " one of the councilmen stated.
" We know , we'll bring Gaara back soon " Kankurō replied .
" Let's get going ! " Baki said to his students as they head out .
" Baki is going to have problems, while he's strong, he's not actually Kage level. Making sure the other Kage do not take him lightly will also be our duty " Temari said to Kankurō.
" I wonder what the other Kage are like ! " Kankurō asked Temari.
At the same time
Iwagakure
3:30 P.M. Ōnoki plans to head out with his students in Iwagakure . The village sits among a mountain range consisting of small narrow waterfalls, with the buildings being composed of rock and stone, shaped from large, elevated formations of rock into tower-like structures. Many of its buildings sit on cliffs connected by a network of bridges. The Tsuchikage's palace seems to be the tallest structure with a cone-shaped roof that is 50 stories high.
" Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi , we're counting on you two ! " said one of the Iwagakure ninja.
" Tsuchikage,show the othe other kages what you got ! "said another Iwagakure.
" It's troublesome going to meetings at my age,you younglings have no idea what it's like when your hips are like a ticking time bomb. None of you guys know the pain of a chronic back pain " Ōnoki said to his subordinates .
" Then maybe it's time to retire grandpa . Why drag out the glory ? " said a young female Kunoichi who resembles a younger Shizune.
" I'll carry your luggage Lord Tsuchikage ! " said a fat man with dark eyes and hair that spikes out at the back from underneath his forehead protector which he wears like a bandanna. He also has big cheeks and a plump nose. he goes to pick up the luggage but Ōnoki stops him.
" DON'T TOUCH IT AKATSUCHI ! I don't need any of your help ! " Ōnoki yelled at the fat guy .
" Sorry Lord Tsuchikage ! " Akatsuchi replied as he sees the old midget try to lift his heavy luggage but suddenly his hip breaks on him and he goes into pain.
" OWWW ! MY HIP! " Ōnoki shouted.
" Still think you can carry it grandpa ? " the young girl asked .
" Please Kurotsuchi, this is nothing to me . I can easily lift mountains back in my prime. I'm the Tsuchikage for a reason " Ōnoki replied as he lifts his luggage only to feel pain from the strain and fall down " OOWW, My back ! "
" What are you going to do now? Will you let another person go in your stead ? " Kurotsuchi taunted.
" You idiot ! Who do you think i am ? ! I'm the Tsuchikage , i was once feared as Ōnoki of Both Scales. Enough talking, i shall carry my own packs !" Ōnoki replied as he struggles to lift the luggage but his back breaks again.
" Seriously grandpa, you're such a stubborn old man Akatsuchi pick him up " Kurotsuchi said to her partner.
" Right ! " Akatsuchi replied as he grabs Ōnoki and puts him on his back.
" Pull me down this instant ! " Ōnoki shouted.
" Here, you can carry your own pack if you wish , now let's go " Akatsuchi stated.
" Of all the ... Ah whatever , do as you please ! " Ōnoki replied.
" Just admit that's better, grandpa " Kurotsuchi taunted.
" Have a safe journey, Lord Tsuchikage ! " said one of the villagers .
At the same time
Kirigakure
3:30 P.M. Kirigakure's architecture is composed of many cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage's office being the widest and largest. Befitting its name, the village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to find by foreigners.
An old man walks with the hat of the Mizukage carrying a staff.
" Take good care of the Mizukage Make sure nothing goes wrong " the old man said to two bodyguards guarding a young woman who takes the hat from the old man.
" Thank you Great Elder ! " the Mizukage replied as she reveals herself.
The Mizukage is a slender woman in her thirties. She has green eyes and ankle-length, auburn hair styled into a herringbone pattern at the back, a top-knot tied with a dark blue band, and with four bangs at the front. Two bangs are short, with one covering her right eye, and two are long, crossing each other on her chest, just below her chin.
She wears a long-sleeved, dark blue dress that falls just below the knees. It seems to be closed at the front with a zip, and is kept open on the front-right side from the waist down. The dress only covers up to the upper part of her arms and the underside of her breasts. Underneath, she wears a mesh shirt that covers more of her upper body than her dress, but stops short of covering her shoulders and still leaves her 95cm cleavage. She is also wearing shorts in the same color as her skirt and, underneath those, mesh leggings reaching down over her knees. Around her waist, she is wearing a belt with a pouch attached to the back on the left. She is wearing high-heeled sandals and shin-guards reaching up over her knees. She is also wearing dark blue polish on her fingers and toes, and is usually shown with fuchsia lipstick.
She's accompanied by two bodyguards. One of them is a middle-aged man with a patch over his right eye, . He wears a talisman in each ear with the kanji for a humble form of "to hear" (承,shō, uketamawa(ru)) written on them twice on each side. He also wears a striped shirt and pants with seemingly the same pattern, with a green robe over them. His blue hair is styled in a manner similar to that of Kisame Hoshigaki. He is wearing a bluish-green kimono and a striped under-shirt.
The other body is a young man around 16 to 18 years old with short, tufty blue hair, and dark eyes with pointed, shark-like teeth. He is wearing square, black-rimmed glasses connected to ear protectors, a blue pin-striped shirt and camouflage pattern pants. He also wears his forehead protector on the front of his holster which he uses to carry an enormous wide and flat blade with two indentations near its base, creating a sort of guard, and two handles connected to each other by a short length of cord,. The sword itself is wrapped in bandages leaving only the double hilt visible. He also has shuriken holsters strapped onto each of his legs.
" I swear on my name as Mizukage that i will fulfill my duty with brilliance and elegance " the Mizukage replied.
"Chōjūrō , you are one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist. Protect our Mizukage well " one of the ninjas said to the glasses wearing swordsman.
" We should be fine .. I think ! " Chōjūrō replied.
" Have faith in yourself,you're strong . That's why you were chosen to guard me " the Mizukage said to Chōjūrō .
" Mei's so kind . So beautiful, so powerful... No wonder she was able to defeat and kill the previous Mizukage " Chōjūrō said to himself.
"Yes, ma'am would be enough ! " the eyepatched Jōunin said to Chōjūrō .
" Marriage ? " Mei said to herself thinking the eyepatch guy said MARRIAGE.
" Ao! Enough with the lecturing ! Get going or you'll be late ! " the Village Elder stated.
" Late.. for marriage ? " Mei thinks to herself as she misheards the words as LATE..FOR MARRIAGE ? !
" It's my way offering advice to the young ! Why ,in my day " Ao explained to the Elder only to see the Mizukage in front of him.
" Shut up, or i'll kill you ! " Mei said to Ao in a threatening tone with a smile on her face.
" Huh ? ! " Ao replied as he sweats in fear .
" Alright , Chōjūrō , Ao , let's get going " Mei cheerfully stated as she walks with her bodyguards.
" I will do everything to protect that smile on our gentle Lady Mizukage ! " Chōjūrō said to himself as he follows her.
" Why are you still here ? Lady Mizukage has left " the elder said to Ao who has escaped out in his fear of Mei.
" Oh no, wait for me Lady Mizukage ! " Ao shouted as he rushes to catch up with them.
At the same time
Kumogakure
3:30 P.M. A is in his office with his Secretary in his palace
" Still no word from Team Samui ? ! " A asked while sitting on a couch
" No sir but i do expect to hear something soon . Samui has already been given the route you'll take to the summit , Lord Raikage . She will either rendezvous with you directly, or send a messenger bird " Mabui stated.
" Good ! Then shall be off as well ! " A replied as he does a handstand and lands next to his secretary and bodyguard " Let's go ! C an Darui "
" Yes sir ! " C said to A.
" Right ! " Darui replied.
" Follow me ! " A commanded as he smashes through the window jumping 500 feet into the ground landing completely unfazed.
" Not again ! I just had that window fixed " Mabui stated.
" Let's go Darui ! " C said to his dark skin, white-haired friend.
" Nahh... I'll just use the door and the stairs ! " Darui calmly replied.
Meanwhile at Konoha Archive Library
Samui, Karui and Omoi arrive at the library which is located on the same mountain that has the Hokage Monument. Because it is located inside the Hokage Monument mountain, it survived the Tailed Beast/Hollow Ichigo Explosion. Information on its ninja, past and current, is stored there, as well as other points of interest such as Akatsuki as well as other sensitive village information. Omoi and his crew look for information about the Akatsuki.
" My hand hurts ! What if i get tendonitis from this and it causes my swordsmanship to deteriorate and i end up getting hurt in battle ? And despite the frantic efforts of the girls on the Medical team, i die " Omoi said to his friends over thinking things.
" Keep moving your hand ,not your tongue ! We have to hurry up and consolidate the data about the Gotei 13 and the Akatsuki or we'll be here forever" Karui shouted.
" Umm... could the both of you be quiet ? " one of the ninjas said to them.
" My apologies ! " Samui replied as they read the information about the Akatsuki.
Meanwhile at Konoha
Sakura talk to Sai in private trying to get information about Root within the desert like wasteland surrounding Konoha.
" Sai i was just looking for you , there's something we need to talk about " Sakura said to Sai.
" What is it? " Sai asked.
" We want you to tell us everything you can about Danzō " Sakura answered.
" I'm afraid that is impossible ! " Sai replied
" What do you mean ? Don't tell me you're going to take his side, after everything we done for you " Sakura shouted.
" No..that's not what i meant,it is literally impossible for me to tell you anything about Danzō, because of this " Sai replied as he sticks out his tongue out revealing a tattoo on the tongue . The tongue tattoo takes the shape of three solid lines and two broken lines from the back of the tongue to the tip.
" What is that thing ? " Sakura asked.
" That's a curse seal " Sai answered.
" A curse seal ? " Sakura questioned.
" Indeed it is..it was placed upon me by Danzō. If i were to attempt to reveal any secrets about Danzō,then my entire body is paralyzed, all members of root have this seal " Sai explained to Sakura.
" He's a careful one and quite the cunning one too " Sakura replied.
" Danzō and Root deal in highly covert operations. We perform dirty jobs to protect the village from the any threats to the village. This Cursed Seal is given to all members of the ANBU subgroup Root by Danzō, to ensure no information about Danzō or the organisation falls into the wrong hands. When the wearer of this Cursed Seal speaks about anything incriminating related to Danzō or Root, their entire body will be paralysed, taking away their ability to speak or move " Sai explained to Sakura.
" Still that's not right to curse his own men , if anything it's pretty inhumane " Sakura stated.
" Think what you want but the real reason he does all this is that he truly cares about the village . Sure Danzō's methods may be forceful but they nevertheless this demonstration shows how deeply he cares for this village " Sai replied.
" Then why did he overturn Tsunade's decision on the sasuke issue? He's sending out forces to track him down and eliminate him already " Sakura stated.
" He is, i wasn't already aware of that. Either way, i can't tell you information even if i tried to . Sorry Sakura " Sai replied as he leaves the area.
" I'll just have to dig deeper then ! " Sakura said to herself as she leaves Sai.
Meanwhile at Amegakure
Pein and Konan stand on top of the tower as rain comes down their face as they mourn Jiraiya's loss .
" It's ashame our former teacher is dead " Konan said to Pein.
" Indeed, Jiraiya was like a father to me. The father that i lost to Konoha " Pein replied.
" Konoha got what it deserved for years ,they waged war on many countries and profited while the rest of the world suffered " Konan stated.
" Still even among the rotten bastards of Konoha, Jiraiya was a noble man . It was thanks to him that i was able to realize my dream, my dream is to bring peace to the world and once we have all Tailed Beast in procession, we can use that vast amount of power to create a deadly Kinjutsu technique that could wipe out one of the five great nations in an instant" Pein explained to Konan.
" After other countries witness the mass destruction caused by the weapon, the other remaining countries would become too afraid to start wars for fear of being wiped out as well. Thus, through this mutual fear, war would cease to exist and the world would know peace " Konan stated.
" And then the Great Prophecy would be complete, the would know peace through pain and the whole world would be free of war " Pein replied.
Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho
5:00 P.M. Soifon's surgery is complete. Unohana has finished fixing the broken Reitekina Junkankei vessels in both her legs that was badly damaged from Naruto's Rasenshuriken . Soifon has two casts on her legs and is brought to a wheelchair and place there by Unohana.
" There, the surgery was a success " Unohana said to Yoruichi.
" Thank goodness ! " Yoruichi stated as she hugs Soifon.
" How long do i have to stay in a wheelchair ? " Soifon asked.
" You need at least 5 days in that wheelchair, you should be back to normal then " Unohana answered.
" Should we bring Ichigo here yet ? " Yoruichi questioned.
" No, he needs time to have his body stabilize from the Hollow energy inside of him. If i try the surgery on him at his current state, there's a great chance Ichigo will die and his Hollow would take over, thus causing an irreversible chain reaction " Unohana explained to Yoruichi.
" So that's why you have him in the World of the Living ? " Yoruichi asked.
" Yes, to ensure success of Ichigo's surgery, Ichigo's body must maintain normal levels of Reiatsu. Large amounts of foreign spiritual pressure makes healing more difficult.Nikunochi Sakusei (肉の血作成 Flesh Blood Creation ) is a complex healing Kidō that requires extreme concentration and there's a 35% percent chance Ichigo will die , one mishalf and he would die for sure and as long as Ichigo's own body is healing from the inner hollow,it increases his risk of death " Unohana explained to Yoruichi.
" So Ichigo risks death if he tries fighting in Soul Form ? " Soifon asked.
" Mental death , his Inner Hollow would take over his conscious and Ichigo himself would be in a vegetative state . With the amount of power Hollow Ichigo has , there's very little chance Ichigo would be able to ever regain control and in the worst case scenario , We're faced with his Hollow " Unohana answered .
Karakura Town
5:30 P.M. Rangiku and Tatsuki fight while in Karate class within Furin Hall, Tatsuki's karate dojo which is 1.5 miles north of the Kurosaki Clinic. Tatsuki and Rangiku exchange punches with each other. Tatsuki goes for a roundhouse kick but Rangiku blocks with her right forearm and goes for a left uppercut but Tatsuki dodges the kick and hits Rangiku in the stomach.
" Nice hit but let's see you dodge this " Rangiku said to Tatsuki as she does a sweep kick knocking down Tatsuki and the doing an elbow strike but Tatsuki blocks it and kicks Rangiku back. Both of them are sweating from fighting.
" Guys, it's getting late out here, maybe we should get going " Orihime said to Tatsuki.
" I must admit, you're pretty tough when it comes to Hand to Hand combat " Tatsuki said to Rangiku with a bruise on her left check.
"Well a woman of my figure needs to learn how to fight off perverted advancements from ugly perverts " Rangiku replied.
" Boy Rangiku, you're strong. Tatsuki is the second strongest girl in Japan of her age group. She once managed to come second in a tournament with a broken arm " Orihime stated.
" Where did you get such strength ? " Tatsuki asked Rangiku.
" Like i said, i work out. Just because i'm a pretty face doesn't mean i can't kick ass " Rangiku answered.
" Something isn't right here , she barely had much form in her attacks and her fighting skills are only that of an average brawler yet she has the speed and skill of a master martial artist . She's almost superhuman in speed and power , just what exactly are you black-robed swordsmen ? " Tatsuki said to herself analyzing Rangiku's moves.
" Come on guys let's get going. Are you coming to my house tonight Tatsuki ? " Orihime asked.
" Not tonight, i have things to do . I'll see you tomorrow" Tatsuki answered as she hugs Orihime and leaves the dojo.
" Now that she's gone, you should get going to Ichigo's house " Rangiku said to Orihime.
" But why ? " Orihime asked.
" You want him right ? A guy loves it when a girl comes to their house and hangs out with them and their family " Rangiku answered.
" I see ! " Orihime replied.
" Rangiku! " said a voice from a distance as Rangiku turns around to see Izuru in a Gigal wearing a school uniform.
" Izuru ! " Rangiku shouted as she goes to hug him and kisses him in the mouth.
" Is that your boyfriend ? " Orihime asked.
" He is now, we recently hooked up . Me and Izuru knew each other for a long while " Rangiku answered.
" I see, i guess i should go to Ichigo's house " Orihime said to Rangiku as she calls Ichigo's cellphone while heading to his house.
" What are you doing in the World of the Living ? " Rangiku asked.
" Hitsugaya requested us here " Izuru answered.
" I didn't think it would go through. Who's filling in for you ? " Rangiku asked.
" I don't know but Yamamoto assured that the Squad would be watched over " Izuru answered.
Meanwhile Hitsugaya is busy typing on his computer looking up intel inside Orihime's house when he's hugged from behind by Momo.
" Little Toshiro ! " Momo said to Hitsugaya as Hitsugaya turns over to notice her.
" Momo, you finally came " Hitsugaya said to Momo.
" Sorry it took so long , i had to organize everything in my Squad " Momo replied.
" Doesn't matter, it's nice to see you again " Hitsugaya said to Momo.
" How about we get something to eat ? " Momo asked.
"Fine then !" Hitsugaya answered as he turns off his labtop and gets up to grab Momo's hand and goes with Momo.
Meanwhile Ichigo is finishing up missing school work when he gets a phone call from Orihime.
" Orihime, what are you calling here for ? " Ichigo asked.
" I heard you have alot of work on your hands " Orihime answered.
" Yes, the teacher wants me to make up 2 1/2 weeks of work by Monday morning " Ichigo stated.
" That's what i called you about, you don't mind if i come over for dinner and help you out ? " Orihime asked.
" It would be a pleasure, after all you're a good friend of mines and the 3rd smartest girl in school " Ichigo replied.
" Okay Ichigo, i'll be over there by 6:00 P.M. " Orihime said to Ichigo.
" Okay , i'll tell my sister you're coming over " Ichigo replied as he hangs up the phone.
Rukia and Renji are revealed to be dressed in fancy clothes. Rukia is wearing a red dress while Renji is wearing a Tuxedo.
" Ichigo, who are you talking to ? " Rukia asked.
" Orihime, she agreed to help me out on my homework. Why are you two dressed like that ? " Ichigo asked.
" Me and Renji are dating now " Rukia answered.
" You are ? " Ichigo asked.
" Me and Rukia go way back to the Rukongai, she was my first in everything " Renji explained to Rukia.
" I see, you really care for her . Explains why you were even willing to stand up to Byakuya back in the Soul Society incident " Ichigo stated.
" That was the hardest thing i had to do. I was forced between following the rules and protecting the person i truly care for , i have you to thank for helping her get free " Renji said to Ichigo.
" Your welcome ! " Ichigo replied as he shakes Renji's hand.
" So how do i look in this dress ? " Rukia asked.
" Pretty, aren't you guys going to stay for dinner ? " Ichigo asked them
" Nah, we got reservations in a restaurants . We'll be back here in 12 midnight " Rukia answered.
" What if a hollow attacks me ? Weren't you guys suppose to guard me ? " Ichigo questioned them.
" Don't worry, we'll get there in no time, we're Shinigmai after all " Renji answered.
" See you later Ichigo ! " Rukia said to him as she leaves with Renji.
" Looks like those two are happy together. Hopefully after this war ends, i can find a good woman to marry and live a normal life " Ichigo said to himself as he continues to do homework assignments.
Meanwhile Ikkaku and Yumichika arrive at Keigo's house to stay over the night. Yumichika and Keigo then see the crazy sister of Keigo, Mizuho.
" Welcome home ,darling ! I've kept the door unlocked , just for you " Mizuho said to Ikkaku as she hugs Ikkaku.
" Why're you acting like you're his wife ? " Keigo shouted.
" Back off ! Don't interfere with our fated reunion! " Mizuho replied.
" How can you just welcome him back out of nowhere ? " Keigo asked.
"It's okay . No matter what fate has in store, i'll always welcome my injured, beaten man back without any questions . That's the type of woman i want to become " Mizuho explained to Keigo.
" I don't give a crap ! This is totaly unrelated to the type of woman to turn into ! And didn't you say that last time too ? " Keigo questioned.
" Oh ,c'mon ! I love guys who shave their heads " Mizuho replied.
" So that's it ! And he doesn't shave ,he's outright bald ! " Keigo stated only to be suddenly thrown down and have a wooden sword pointed to his neck.
" i told you that i'm not bald ! " Ikkaku replied.
" Yeah, that's right . I'm sorry " Keigo whined.
" This exchange is always exhausting ! " Yumichika replied.
Meanwhile at Konoha
Samui and her team head out of the library and go to Kumogakure.
" The two of you need to maintain your cool better if you want to be taken seriously as Ninjas, got it ? " Samui said to the two .
" Sorry about our behavior ! " Omoi replied.
" I need to maintain my temper better " Karui stated.
" Let's head back to Lord Raikage, we should arrive back before the Raikage returns " Samui said to her teammates.
" Right !" both of them replied.
Meanwhile Yamato finished building more houses as he is tired out from building more rows of houses . Konoha now has 600 buildings that have no furniture , plumbing and heating.
" Boy i'm pooped out , the building of this village is going by much faster thanks to my Wood style Ninjutsu but at the same time it's taking it's toll on my body " Yamato said to himself.
Shikaku arrives at the scene to ask for more wood.
" I need more wood Yamato! " Shikaku asked Yamato as Yamato struggles to breath.
" I'm spent for the day ! " Yamato replied.
" Damn this must be taking a toll on your body " Shikaku stated.
" Well at least the village is recovering faster than expected " Yamato replied.
Meanwhile at the ruins of the Third Training Ground ruins
Kakashi is at the training ground which has been reduced to a barren wasteland and it's 1 mile next to the massive 10 mile diameter crater engulfing 80% of the village . Kakashi is within a 119 foot deep , 436 foot diameter crater within the middle of the training ground caused by Naruto's Rasenshuriken he used on Soifon. Not a single blade of grass or tree remains and only dust and sand remain as well as rubble and debris .
The memorial stone that lists all of their ninja that were killed in action. It is shaped like a kunai , the Tailed Beast/Hollow Ichigo explosion pushed the stone back 1 mile from the training ground and it hit the center of the Rasenshuriken crater undamaged despite the scale of the blast. Kakashi is mourning the loss of his friend Asuma as he carves his name into the stone of the fallen when Anko arrives.
" Kakashi , what are you doing here ? " Anko asked.
" Just reflecting on the events that occurred here " Kakashi answered.
" It's amazing how that stone managed to survive the blast whereas nothing else did " Anko stated.
" Indeed, then again it was a stone built by the First Hokage . Anyways what are you doing here ? " Kakashi asked.
" I'm heading out on a mission sent out by Danzō to hunt down Orochimaru " Anko answered.
" This is bad, Danzō knows about the threat Anko poses in her Level 2 curse mark form and is out to dispose of her " Kakashi said to himself.
" Kakashi, i don't like the feel of this " Anko said to him.
" I know what you mean, take this in case things become too dangerous " Kakashi said to Anko as he hands her a scroll.
" What is it Kakashi ? " Anko asked.
" You'll know when you open it " Kakashi answered.
" Okay thanks ! " Anko replied as she kisses Kakashi in the mouth and they hold hands.
" I won't let another comrade of mines die in battle " Kakashi stated.
" What do you mean ? " Anko asked.
" My best friends Obito and Rin died because of my incompetence during the Third Shinobi World War " Kakashi answered.
" They did ? " Anko asked.
" Like me, they were also students under the Fourth Hokage " Kakashi answered.
" If only the Fourth Hokage was here and still alive. With him and the Sannin fighting, we wouldn't have lost this battle or the village " Anko stated.
" Indeed ! " Kakashi replied.
" Wish me luck Kakashi " Anko stated as she kisses him again.
"Okay " Kakashi replied as Anko walks away from the gravestone.
Meanwhile at Las Noches
Aizen is busy reading a book in his private quarters when he encounters one Arrancar that arrives in his lair. The Arrancar stands around 6' 2" and has a fairly muscular build to him. His facial structure is similar to Chad's and has blue eyes and has short brown hair in a hairstyle similar to Ulquiorra's and wears an outfit similar to Rudobon. His mask remain is on the left side of his head which look like a broken gladiator helmet.
" Well there's a face i haven't seen in a while " Aizen said to the mysterious Arrancar.
" Lord Aizen, it's a pleasure to meet you again " the Arrancar said to him.
" You been training hard for the last few years , you're really determined to shine as the Primera Espada " Aizen stated.
" Yes, it's been many years since i lost my spot as the original First Espada " the Arrancar replied.
" What brings you here , Skullak Tuma ? " Aizen asked.
" I want to address the matter of the status of the Privaron Espada " Skullak answered.
" What about of it ? " Aizen asked.
" I want Cirucci and Gantenbainne to become Privaron again " Skullak answered.
" Why ? " Aizen questioned.
" They're former Espadas, they are too powerful to be merely Fracciónes. I fought alongside them to know their power " Skullak explained to Aizen.
" The two Privaron lost their chance when we were trying to fill in for the death of the 7th Espada killed by the Akatsuki counterpart. I needed to show how tough i was to the Akatsuki counterparts and i made the decision to penalize the Privaron for the failure by making them Fracción" Aizen said to Skullak.
" It's not right, they are capable of so much more, especially Cirucci " Skullak stated.
" Your still attached to her even after all these years ? " Aizen questioned.
" Me and her have a bond that would not be broken as easily as being separated for a few years . After all ,i'm Arrancar 101 " Skullak replied as he shows the tattoo on the front right side of his neck.
" She still thinks of you to this day ,so you have any ideas of what to do to get them back as Privarons ? " Aizen asked.
" I have some ideas that would help " Skullak replied.
" The other Espadas would be happy to see you return given how popular you were back as an Primera Espada " Aizen said to Skullak.
" Where are the Espadas ? The place seemed empty when i arrived " Skullak asked.
" There on break right now. I'll gather them here tomorrow " Aizen answered.
(A/N : Skullak Tuma is a OC created by darkmachines incorporated into this story to add more character development to the Espadas and Arrancars . Skullak's role and connection to the Espada's could be read more on A Gladiator Tale by darkmachines)
Karakura Town
6:00 P.M. Orihime knocks on the door of the Kurosaki clinic when Isshin opens up .
" Orihime ! " Isshin said to her as he hugs her.
" Hey Mr Kurosaki, is Ichigo home ? " Orihime asked.
" Yes, he's upstairs ! " Isshin answered but then Orihime sees Ichigo come downstairs .
" Orihime you came ! " Ichigo said to Orihime.
" Ichigo !" Orihime replied as she hugs Ichigo tight causing him to blush.
" Looks like Ichigo is in love , my son is growing up so fast " Isshin cheerfully stated.
" It's nothing like that ! " Ichigo shouted as he punches his father in the face.
" I think it's cute that Big Brother has a girlfriend " Yuzu stated.
" Yeah, when are you two getting married ? " Karin asked teasing Ichigo.
" Me and Orihime are just friends " Ichigo answered blushing from embarrassment .
" Dinner is ready ! " Yuzu said to the family .
" Good, what's for dinner ? " Orihime asked.
" I made some beef with rice and red bean paste " Yuzu answered.
" Yummy my favorite ! " Orihime happily stated.
" Let's eat ! " Ichigo replied as they all go to eat dinner.
Meanwhile at Keigo's house . Ikkaku and Yumichika are having dinner in the house being made by Mizuho .
" Dinner is served , go ahead and eat up " Mizuho said to Ikkaku and Yumichika .
" Thanks, i'm starved " Ikkaku and Yumichika replied as they eat up the food around them.
" This is delicious, you really know how to cook " Yumichika stated.
" Indeed ! " Ikkaku replied only to get hugged by Mizuho .
" I'm glad that you love it !" Mizuho stated.
" This woman is crazy, it's going to be a very long week " Ikkaku said to himself.
At the same time
Konoha
6:00 P.M. Konoha is pitch black with thousands of tents around the crater and within the center of the crater while hundreds of trucks, tractors,bulldozers and horseback carriages are camped around the village. Winds blow around the village as darkness engulfs it. People are forced to ration food with each villager only getting one canned food for the night being disrupted by various shinobi and soldiers wielding swords as well as crossbows.
Sakura and Shizune are within a hospital made by Yamato which holds several hundred injured villagers 300 feet west of the main gate. They are wearing no shoes when they stand by Tsunade who's in a coma for over using her Chakra in her battles with Yoruichi and Ukitake and sparring over 3/4's of the population in the village yesterday.
" Tsunade has been out for a while ! " Sakura said to Shizune.
" At least Naruto is feeling better " Shizune stated.
" Naruto is back to himself alright, i was afraid he would of been lost forever " Sakura explained to Shizune.
" It's Hinata, she holds a strong bond with Naruto " Shizune stated.
" My question is how deep is that bond ? " Sakura replied.
Meanwhile Kiba and his team are eating dinner within a campfire area heating up the beans they were given.
" I really miss having to have a house in the village i grew up in " Kiba stated as he eats his rice and beans.
" Be glad we still have our lives " Shino replied.
" My question is when would this village be rebuild ? " Hinata asked.
"I don't know, it could take months or even years" Kurenai answered.
" It's going to be hard rebuilding this entire village, especially since we are 3 miles below sea level " Tsume stated.
" Not to mention the mental wound that the attack would leave on our hearts " Shino replied.
Meanwhile Danzō prepares to head out with both Hotaru and Hyō prepare to head out to the Kage Summit who had been delayed due to Danzō's sickness.
" We're going to be late !" Danzō said to his group.
" Let's get going ! " Hyō replied.
" Right " Hotaru responded .
Meanwhile at the Main Gate . Anko is with Terai and Dajimu and 3 other Ninjas. One of them has long brown hair and wears sunglasses with a jar on his back , the other guy has brown hair that is covered by his forehead protector which he wears like a bandanna with a goatee and small, squinted eyes and the last guy has shoulder-length, spiky brown hair with two long bangs framing either side of his face and has featureless white eyes .
" I'm the team Captain for this mission given i'm of Special Jōunin rank and have the best knowledge of Orochimaru's bases. Our goal is to find Orochimaru's base and then give the information to the Hokage so we can capture him " Anko said to her team.
" I see !" the white eye guy replied.
" Tokuma Hyūga, you're the one with the best vision, being the strongest Chūnin, you would be in front of me . Your visual range is among the best aside from Neji and Hinata. You can see targets from over a mile away " Anko said to the white eye guy.
" Okay ! " Tokuma replied.
" Muta , given you're from the Aburame clan and have the ability to jam Chakra signals, you would be behind me at all times " Anko said to the jar guy.
" Okay ! " Muta replied.
" Ranka , stay close to us at all times, the same goes for you two Terai and Dajimu " Anko said to the goatee guy.
" Okay ! " Ranka replied .
" Everyone, let's head out ! " Anko commanded as everyone heads out.
Meanwhile in Karakura Hospital
Uryū finishes his homework and dinner and tires to start a conversation with Ryūken.
" So are we going to continue our training ? " Uryū asked his father.
" I'm afraid i can't do that ! " Ryūken answered.
" Why not ? " Uryū asked.
" I refuse to aid a Quincy who went back on his word " Ryūken answered.
" But dad , these guys are a danger to the whole world, besides i went with the substitute Shinigmai " Uryū stated.
" A Shinigmai is a Shinigmai Uryū. You went behind my back and still aided the Shinigmai, you aren't allowed to train " Ryūken replied.
" Damn it ! " Uryū stated as he leaves the room.
" The truth is that you're not ready for advance training as of yet . Your spiritual power hasn't fully recovered " Ryūken said to himself.
Meanwhile at Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho
Ukitake is at Unohana's office getting medicine from Unohana about his disease .
" It seems you're feeling better right now " Unohana said to Ukitake.
" I need more medication form my illness " Ukitake said to Unohana.
" Here's your medicine ! " Unohana replied as she gives him his medicine .
" So how long i have to be out of combat ? " Ukitake asked.
" You will need at least a month given how bad your durability is with the illness " Unohana answered.
" I see ! " Ukitake replied.
" Your opponent was a Medical Ninja of my caliber, you're lucky to even be alive right " Unohana stated.
" I know, the Sannin i fought was easily on par with your power. That's saying something given you're probably the only person in history to force Yamamoto into using his Bankai, that's one of the reasons why your feared by many in the Soul Society " Ukitake said to Unohana .
" I rather not brag about my strength ! " Unohana modestly replied.
" You're also the most beautiful and elegant woman in the Soul Society Unohana " Ukitake stated as he feels on her hair.
" Please, call me Retsu ! " Unohana replied blushing.
" Unohana !" Ukitake blushed as he grabs her face.
" Let me take away the pain, Jushiro. I think you need special treatment from the doctor " Unohana said Ukitake in a soft, seductive voice.
" But Senpai... " Ukitake blushed as Unohana's lips draw closer to him.
" We have a history together don't we? Let's relive that history together " Unohana replied as they are about to kiss each other but then Kenpachi walks into the room.
" Unohana , i'm here for training ! " Kenpachi stated only to see Unohana about to kiss Ukitake.
" Kenpachi ! " Unohana asked.
" Did i come at the wrong time ? " Kenpachi asked.
" Kind of , can you give me a bit of extra time ? " Unohana asked Kenpachi with a scary smile on her face
" Crap, she's not in a good mood ! " Kenpachi said to himself as he walks away from her.
Jushiro and Restu are about the kiss each other but Shunshi walks in at the wrong time
Meanwhile at the Underground Root Base
Hinata goes to Naruto's cell and talk to him while disguised as a Root member.
" Hey Naruto ! " Hinata said to Naruto .
" Hi Hinata !" Naruto replied.
" Here's your dinner for the night " Hinata said to Naruto as she gives him some rice balls
" Thanks Hinata !" Naruto stated.
" You're welcome Naruto " Hinata replied.
" So what do you plan to do now ? " Naruto asked her.
" I have to go now, tomorrow, you and i are going to hang out with each other " Hinata answered.
" But what about the Root members ? Also where can we hang out ? There's nothing left of Konoha " Naruto questioned.
" Don't worry Naruto, i'll find a way " Hinata replied.
Hinata ask Naruto to hang out with her tomorrow.
The Next day
Wednesday September 26,2001 Midnight
Las Noches
The Espadas return to the Throne room after being summoned by Aizen again.
" What does Aizen want with us ? " Cirucci asked .
" I heard he had a surprise for all of us " Gantenbainne replied.
" I wonder what the surprise is ? " Ninorta asked.
" Whatever it is, hopefully it should be fun " Grimmjow answered.
" It's midnight, i want to got to sleep " Stark complained.
" I look forward to the surprise " Doroni replied.
" This should be good ! " Szayel stated.
" Nothing can amuse me " Barragan boasted.
" This should be interesting " Ulquorria stated.
" Indeed ! " Yammy replied.
" I look forward to anything " Harribel said to the team
Aizen walks out with a brown hair Arrancar with the tattoo 101.
" It can't be ! " Cirucci said to everyone.
" It's the former Primera Espada " Grimmjow replied.
To be continued…
Omake 35: Kabuto Encyclopedia
Kabuto appears on the scene in his hideout with Orochimaru.
" I'm Kabuto Yakushi of my totally original Omake Kabuto Encyclopedia, Let me explain to you about Root " Kabuto said to his audience.
" Root (根Root, Foundation) is an Konohagakure ANBU subdivision founded by Danzō Shimura . They carry out missions that Danzō believes will benefit Konoha " Orochimaru explained to the audience .
" Because of its core views, some of these missions may be less than respectable. The organization's top priority is its secrecy, and most of its missions are carried out in the dark autonomous region of Konoha's authority " Kabuto stated.
" Root was officially disbanded at some point in the past, but remained active as an underground organization .Root is an extremely strict group and each member of the organization has accursed seal imprinted on their tongue by Danzō, near the back of their throat, which will paralyse their entire body if they try to speak anything about Danzō, rendering them unable to speak or move; this is to prevent interrogations for information or betrayal " Orochimaru said to the audience.
" Danzō has also trained its members to lose their emotions by growing up as brothers from a young age, only to later be made to kill each other. This is done to kill any sense of sentiment or emotional attachment. This method was extremely similar, if not identical, to the Kirigakure Academy's former graduation test. Each member has a codename; even the members themselves apparently do not know their original names. Unlike normal ANBU, they carry a tip-less tantō instead of a katana. Also unlike normal ANBU, members of Root take orders only from Danzō instead of the Kage, unless ordered to otherwise " Kabuto explained to the audience .
" Though the members wear the standard cloak and mask of the Konohagakure ANBU, they does not have an actual standardized uniform like the others. Underneath the cloak each Root member wears a personal attire. The only single distinguishing garment they all wear is a short, black, midriff jacket, with red straps over the shoulders along with the tip-less tantō " Orochimaru stated.
" Tune in next time for another episode of Kabuto Encyclopedia " Kabuto replied as the segment ends.
(A/N : Sorry for the delay in the story. It took awhile to set up all the things leading up to the new arc . Also i have been playing the new Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations game and i'm hooked on the game . My favorite characters to use are Tsunade, Mei Terumī ,A, Killer B , Zabuza Momochi Hinata and Sunasoo Sasuke but enough of that , let's talk about the set up to the next chapter. Next chapter, i'm going to give the Akatsuki and Espada much needed spotlight with the introduction of darkmachines OC Skullak Tuma. The next chapter would also focus a bit more on Orihime and Ichigo as well as Naruto and Hinata's relationship . Either way Danzō is now the Sixth Hokage and the Kage Summit is bound to happen in 3 days, the same time as the Karakura Town invasion. Prepare for a major revision and rewrite of the Kage Summit arc and don't forget to Review , Fave and Subscribe. )